I had a friend...and yes, I do mean a friend. I'm not trying to share my own personal experience as if it were someone else's, if I wanted to share my own story, I would.
But, anyway, she dealt with ruthless cyberbullying, many of which were from school because - I guess taunting her IN school wasn't enough. I went with her to report what was going on to the teachers but they said they "weren't responsible" for taunting that happened off the premises. I'm not exactly sure what happened to her after that, because she went to a different school nearby and communication between us was rather limited... until it was just nonexistent. She cut ties.
So, anyway, I do have an idea of what it must feel like to deal with that kind of thing. I wasn't cyberbullied, but I was teased as a young lad. I like movies I can relate to, so I thought this one might be a good fit.
The first time I watched it was in 2018. This girl named Taylor Hillridge is being bullied online. It's what the title states, basically. But, I found myself not liking it at all, and I was almost insulted that they put this in our face and expected us to relate it back to a real-life situation.
It was upsetting to see the same kind of stereotypical characters you saw in every single Disney Channel Original movie and onward. It also didn't help that Taylor herself was rather unlikable. She was just as insensitive as the folks online. However, I understand why she didn't get rid of her Clicksters account. It's easy to fall into the habit of needing to know what people are saying behind your back or "to your face" online, even if it doesn't feel too great in the end. Regardless, she was mostly unlikable due to the fact of how she treated others herself. She wasn't a good friend at all, and that's the problem.
If you're going to make a movie, the characters have to be interesting and worth your time. They don't necessarily have to be sympathetic, but with Taylor, it's clear that we're supposed to feel bad for her, and I just don't. The other characters are bland, stereotypical, and forgettable. If you're going to portray something like this - great, just make it believable and understandable. It was actually a good concept, I just don't know why they chose to go down this typical high-school movie route.