95% of social media-using teens who have witnessed cruel behavior on social networking sites say they have seen others ignoring the mean behavior
84% have seen the people defend the person being harassed; 27% report seeing this frequently.
66% of teens who have witnessed online cruelty have also witnessed others joining; 21% say they have also joined in the harassment
80% say they have defended the victim; 25% have done so frequently
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According to new York times,
In jumping, Rebecca became one of the youngest members of a growing list of children and teenagers apparently driven to suicide, at least in part, after being maligned, threatened and taunted online, mostly through a new collection of texting and photo- sharing cellphone applications. Her suicide raises new questions about the proliferation and popularity of these applications and Web sites among children and the ability of parents to keep up with their children’s online relationships.
