Javelin Research finds that children who are bullied are 9 times more likely to be the victims of identity fraud as well.

It hasnt truly changed its form over those years, its always the stronger ones who prey upon the weak, but it has evolved with the rise of technology.

In its essence, cyberbullying doesnt differ much from the type of bullying that many children have unfortunately grown accustomed to in school.

Although this segment is humorous, the reality of the situation is very different.

Typically, this is done through mean comments, online rumors, and even sexual remarks.

Theyre usually connected with appearances, intelligence, race, sexuality, etc.

Older teens (ages 15-17) say they are more likely to have had someone forward or publicly post private messages 18 of older teens have experienced this, compared with 11 of younger teens.

Furthermore, 56 of responding to online harassment victims reported that they had been harassed on Facebook.

Studies show that children with less involved parents and those suffering from depression or anxiety tend to display bullying behavior, but nothings conclusive as of yet.

A 2007 Pew Research study found 32 percent of teens have been victims of some type of cyberbullying.

Nearly a decade later, a 2016 study by the Cyberbullying Research Center found those numbers were almost unchanged.

By 2019, just under 43 percent of teens reported they were victims of cyberbullying.

Young children, women, and people with a non-traditional sexual orientation are the most common targets for online bullies.

Worryingly, although about 60 of young people were witnesses to such incidents, most would not intervene.

Older girls, in particular, are more likely to report being bullied than any other age and gender group, with 41 of online girls ages 15 to 17 reporting these experiences.

Since most children and young adults access the internet via their mobile devices, this is the most common medium through which they experience this type of harassment.

Many people experience cyberbullying while playing online multiplayer games as well, and while YouTube is among the platforms with the highest number of users, only a tenth of users have so far reported experiencing cyberbullying there.

While the survey participants use YouTube more than any other platform, the video-focused social media was only responsible for 10 of the reported cyberbullying.

Other high-risk social platforms are Facebook Messenger (23) and Instagram (10).

While the comment section is usually reserved for discussions and questions for the author, youll notice hateful and hurtful comments sometimes tend to be prevalent.

The victim of blogging bullying isnt only the author, but many commenters as well.

While this is the most prevalent among school children and students, its very common among adults as well.

As a matter of fact, some studies suggest that bullies tend to be more aggressive online as there are rarely any real-world consequences of their actions, so the impact on the victims could potentially be even greater.

All this serves to show how harmful cyberbullying is and how important it is to put a stop to it.

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