Quarter of children experienced cyberbullying in past year, study finds
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‘It’s vital that young users can reap the benefits of going online without being exposed to unacceptable harm.’
By Sabrina Barr
Around one in four children have experienced a form of online abuse in the past 12 months, new research has revealed.
Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, conducted a study with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to identify concerns the nation has about using the Internet.
Their findings, which were published in Ofcom’s first annual Online Nation report, showed that 23% of children have been cyberbullied in the last year, while 39% have been subjected to offensive language online.
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