[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23654329[/URL]
[QUOTE][B]Almost one in five children who use social networking sites suffered a negative experience last year, research by children's charity the NSPCC shows.[/B]
This included bullying, unwanted sexual messages, cyber stalking and feeling pressure to look a certain way.
The NSPCC also said a "large number" of users of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were under the minimum age of 13.
A full report of the survey of 1,024 11 to 16-year-olds from across the UK will be published in November.
The survey also showed that the most common bad experiences among children were bullying and trolling.
This involves insulting or intimidating others, usually under a pseudonym, to provoke a reaction.
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I never expected anything less from the Internet.
Edit: Hell, I thought it would be at least 1/3 of children being bullied or something.
parents really should stop their children from using social networking sites when they're under 13
I am truly shocked. I would never have suspected the numbers to be so low.
And some [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1297991]even bully themselves[/url] in an attempt for one thing (and one thing only): attention.
[quote]Almost one in five children who use social networking sites suffered a negative experience last year, research by children's charity the NSPCC shows.
This included bullying, unwanted sexual messages, cyber stalking and feeling pressure to look a certain way.[/quote]
Negative experiences covers a lot of stuff and only 1/5 is way less than I'd think.
[QUOTE=BrainDeath;41804528]parents really should stop their children from using social networking sites when they're under 13[/QUOTE]
Yeah, no kidding. Didn't Facebook take off the 13 year-old limit sometime ago?
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;41804539]And some [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1297991]even bully themselves[/url] in an attempt for one thing [B](and one thing only): attention.[/B][/QUOTE]
eugh, you don't know that. She didn't kill herself for attention, okay?
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;41804539]And some [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1297991]even bully themselves[/url] in an attempt for one thing (and one thing only): attention.[/QUOTE]
woww way to shit up the thread good job well done
I don't remember being bullied ever on the internet, having being bullied in school I know the feeling. Actually the Internet is safer, just turn it off when you had enough. Although chances are saying "Your a faggot Harry" counts as bullying for them.
Cry about it. What is this block/ignore/report button and what does it do?
Now let's see if this sparks an effort to educate parents on the dangers of letting their children online unsupervised or if it'll just make more people lobby for more government-backed e-policing.
[QUOTE=draugur;41804579]Cry about it. What is this block/ignore/report button and what does it do?[/QUOTE]
what if you know the people bullying you in real life, and this is just another way for them to get at you?
you're all the fattest skinniest person i've ever seen give me your lunch moiney pls dont close browser
[QUOTE=Shugo;41804591]Now let's see if this sparks an effort to educate parents on the dangers of letting their children online unsupervised or if it'll just make more people lobby for more government-backed e-policing.[/QUOTE]
to be honest what i'd like to see is these incredibly rich companies to be doing this work rather than having parents of kids old enough to be using these sites snooping on their kids social lives or the obviously terrible option of having the government try and invariably fail
[QUOTE=Shugo;41804591]Now let's see if this sparks an effort to educate parents on the dangers of letting their children online unsupervised or if it'll just make more people lobby for more government-backed e-policing.[/QUOTE]
It's almost certainly going to be the latter, as some think a nanny-state is the only solution.
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The downfall of the "behind the keyboard" syndrome people get surely.
Being a part of the tumblr community for over 4 years, and being one of the most viewed / followed, definitely helps me confirm that I get / see a lot of "bullying".
The problem is, people don't know how to deal with the "bullying", instead they feed into it and make it worse. It's never going to stop, it's simply a matter of educating people on how meaningless the foul words of others should be to them.
[QUOTE=draugur;41804579]Cry about it. What is this block/ignore/report button and what does it do?[/QUOTE]
Not all children instantly think "report button" when reading hateful comments. I don't even think most children even know most trolls don't target them directly as a person.
[QUOTE=Ericson666;41804603]what if you know the people bullying you in real life, and this is just another way for them to get at you?[/QUOTE]
I've never really been bullied in such a way that I ever really felt threatened by it, so maybe I'm just missing something here.
What is the difference between reporting someone to a teacher and getting them in trouble or reporting them to a sysadmin and getting them banned? They both accomplish similar things. If you are really getting bullied so bad that you are considering suicide or you are getting physically injured, report them to the police or something.
I've never in my life understood why people are so up in arms over bullying. It's always seemed so asinine to get offended to the point of suicide by what other people think about you.
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What is the difference between reporting someone to a teacher and getting them in trouble or reporting them to a sysadmin and getting them banned? They both accomplish similar things. If you are really getting bullied so bad that you are considering suicide or you are getting physically injured, report them to the police or something. [/QUOTE]
Not really. Unlike getting banned, getting in trouble with a teacher usually results in the parents knowing, teaching their children to be better people, etc. Getting banned just makes trolls use another website.
[QUOTE=valkery;41804654][B]I've never really been bullied in such a way that I ever really felt threatened [/B]by it, so maybe I'm just missing something here.
What is the difference between reporting someone to a teacher and getting them in trouble or reporting them to a sysadmin and getting them banned? They both accomplish similar things. If you are really getting bullied so bad that you are considering suicide or you are getting physically injured, report them to the police or something.
[B]I've never in my life understood why people are so up in arms over bullying. [/B]It's always seemed so asinine to get offended to the point of suicide by what other people think about you.[/QUOTE]
the bold parts are linked, you don't know what you're talking about
[QUOTE=BrainDeath;41804620]to be honest what i'd like to see is these incredibly rich companies to be doing this work rather than having parents of kids old enough to be using these sites snooping on their kids social lives or the obviously terrible option of having the government try and invariably fail[/QUOTE]
Oops, I meant to specify younger kids.
What are these companies really supposed to do, though? There are already methods in place on sites like Facebook to wipe anyone you want completely out of contact and make yourself invisible to them. There are already methods of reporting abuse. If they go further, I foresee a situation where the tools are too strong and it gets too easy to have your account locked/removed over false reports, similar to how YouTube videos get blammed so easily over false copyright takedowns.
I take this stance on the matter:
[QUOTE=commander204;41804556]I don't remember being bullied ever on the internet, having being bullied in school I know the feeling. Actually the Internet is safer, just turn it off when you had enough. Although chances are saying "Your a faggot Harry" counts as bullying for them.[/QUOTE]
It's the internet. You can turn it off whenever you want and control your content intake. There's also the previously-mentioned issue of 'IRL' people using Facebook as another avenue to get at you, but that's honestly an issue that exceeds the web and that victims need to find out how to deal with 'IRL'.
[QUOTE=valkery;41804654]I've never really been bullied in such a way that I ever really felt threatened by it, so maybe I'm just missing something here.
What is the difference between reporting someone to a teacher and getting them in trouble or reporting them to a sysadmin and getting them banned? They both accomplish similar things. If you are really getting bullied so bad that you are considering suicide or you are getting physically injured, report them to the police or something.
I've never in my life understood why people are so up in arms over bullying. It's always seemed so asinine to get offended to the point of suicide by what other people think about you.[/QUOTE]
help i dont understand why arent children emotionally mature
Kids just need to get educated about the damn things they are using before they are given them.
If you don't know how to ignore people, report them, block them, or fucking [i]talk to someone for help[/i] if you really need to, then don't complain when someone calls you names.
And it's the fault of the parents for not helping them out too. They should be there to help.
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It's not really appropriate to say "get off the internet then" because there's supposed to be something for everyone here. You can't blame them just because they don't know how to handle these situations.
[QUOTE=153x;41804789]It's not really appropriate to say "get off the internet then" because there's supposed to be something for everyone here. You can't blame them just because they don't know how to handle these situations.[/QUOTE]
I don't know about everyone else, but that's definitely not what I'm saying. I'm saying that internet access is something you can control for yourself. You can limit who talks to you and what you see, and you can steer away from things that you don't like. 'e-bullying' is very different from 'IRL bullying' because you're on equal grounds with the other digital user in the former and not so much in the latter.
I am fully aware that internet bullying can be a counterpart of being bullied IRL, but like I said, that's not something that goes away if you wipe it out from the internet side alone. That has to be dealt with on the other side to truly quash it and that's another debate entirely.
[QUOTE=valkery;41804654]I've never really been bullied in such a way that I ever really felt threatened by it, so maybe I'm just missing something here.
What is the difference between reporting someone to a teacher and getting them in trouble or reporting them to a sysadmin and getting them banned? They both accomplish similar things. If you are really getting bullied so bad that you are considering suicide or you are getting physically injured, report them to the police or something.
I've never in my life understood why people are so up in arms over bullying. It's always seemed so asinine to get offended to the point of suicide by what other people think about you.[/QUOTE]
Unless you have physical evidence or multiple corroborating witnesses, police and teachers won't be able to do shit. Kids stick with their friends, no one talks, nothing gets accomplished and the bullying gets worse there on. If you don't understand why people are so upset by it than be glad you grew up so sheltered.
the internet is a hate machine
[quote]The survey also showed that the most common bad experiences among children were bullying and trolling.[/quote]
So how much of this is actually constant harassment and how much is it someone saying "lol this is terrible" in YouTube comments?
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