After surveying over 10,000 British teens, it was revealed that Instagram is the worst social media site for cyberbullying. The organization that surveyed the teens, Ditch the Label, stated that, “Our theme this year was to explore the impact of technology and digital abuse upon the lives of young people.” 71% of the participants stated that the social media websites do not do enough to discourage and prevent cyberbullying.
After more digging, it was revealed that men are double as likely to do something abusive to someone online than women. The surveyors also revealed that the most common cyberbullying activities include sending screenshots of someone to others so that they can laugh at them in a group chat, interacting with a post that is intended to hurt someone else, or sending harmful and hateful comments to someone.
Professor Ian Rivers said it best, “We need to better understand the ways in which online and offline lives co-exist today and encourage young people to manage their online interactions safely.”
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