The Silent Majority in the Cyberbullying Landscape: Bystander Apathy as a Byproduct of Aggressive Motivation

In the age of media and technology, our habitual and frequent use of online media platforms heralds a status quo marred by cyberbullying.The question arises: in such a nuanced landscape, when the offender and the victim are ensnared in such circumstances, how does a bystander act upon observing such instances?Does an onlooker feel responsible for taking action and intervening, or do they take the convenient way out and continue trifling due to a sense of diffusion of responsibility?This study aims to delve deep into the bystander effect on social media platforms as a repercussion of aggressively motivated and frustrated minds.Through careful deliberation of the psychological aspects of aggressive motivation, this paper endeavours to shed light on a possible cause-and-effect relationship between bystander apathy and aggressive motivation.