As of 2025, 63.9% of the world’s population is active on social media—that’s over 5 billion people regularly scrolling, posting, and engaging with content on platforms that have become an everyday part of life. While social media continues to serve as a powerful tool for global connection, self-expression, and entertainment, it also harbors a darker reality, especially for younger users: the growing and deeply harmful presence of cyberbullying. For many, the image of bullying is still tied to in-person interactions—playground taunts, hallway whispers, and exclusion in social settings. But as the world moves increasingly online, so do the tactics of intimidation and cruelty. “I’ve often wondered why we tend to…