http://www.firstnews.co.uk/news/cher-lloyd-stands-up-to-online-bullies-i7250
Friday, 10 February 2012
Cher Lloyd stands up to online bullies
X Factor star Cher Lloyd has been talking about being bullied online.
The teenager has been the target of online bullies since she became a pop star. She says it has been worse than the bullying she had as a child at school, when kids teased her about her gypsy background.
Cher says she didn’t talk to anyone about it because she thought she could handle it on her own, but said: “I think that’s the worst thing you could possibly do.”
Cher has begun speaking about her troubles because a charity called Beatbullying says it’s a big problem, with one in 13 young people being the victims of cyberbullies.
Cyberbullying is when bullies use the web, mobile phones or any other technology to threaten, attack or embarrass other people.
After becoming famous, anonymous bullies on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube started to send Cher horrible messages. Someone even threatened to kill her mother.
She says: “My Facebook page exceeded the amount of friends you could have. It was excitement for me. I was just clicking ‘confirm’ because I couldn’t believe how many people wanted to be my friend.” But they weren’t friends at all. Now Cher has deleted her Facebook page.
Cher says: “It’s a constant worry for me. I’m frightened all the time.”
Although she is still scared of what people say about her, Cher feels ready to help others who suffer at the hands of faceless bullies – by speaking out about it.
Why people have the need to bully and threaten people who are more successful them, i will never understand. If you got to live your dream you wouldn’t want all the hate!
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