2. STATISTCS AND FACTS:
• Over 80% of teens use a cell phone
regularly, making it the most common
medium for cyber bullying.
• 81% of young people think bullying online
is easier to get away with than bullying in
person.
• 90% of teens who have seen social-media
bullying say they have ignored it. 84%
have seen others tell cyber bullies to stop.
• Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more
likely to consider committing suicide.
3. STATISTICS AND FACTS
CONTINUED…
• Only 1 in 10 victims will inform a parent or
trusted adult of their abuse.
• Girls are about twice as likely as boys to
be victims and perpetrators of cyber
bullying.
• About 58% of kids admit someone has
said mean or hurtful things to them online.
More than 4 out 10 say it has happened
more than once.
• About 75% have visited a website bashing
another student.
5. CYBER-BULLYING THROUGH
SOCIAL NETWORK
Bullying is not something that only
happens in the real world any more. In the
past, bullying may have occurred at
school, in the playground or at a youth
club, now it can happen on mobile
phones, over email, in chat-rooms, on
social networks and other websites. Cyber
bullying can happen 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. Cyber bullying is when one or
more people try to tease, harass, threaten
or embarrass another person using
Children and young people can fall victim
technology such as mobile phones or the to cyber-bullying, but they can also
Internet.
become the bully, or be drawn into cyberbullying without even realizing it. Even
though cyber-bullying cannot physically
hurt someone – the effects can be
devastating. Due to its 24/7
nature, escaping from it can be hard and
victims can be left feeling very
