Bullies stalking the world of cyberspace

People who are bullied at work or school may not be able to escape their tormentors in the virtual world, researchers said yesterday. Millions of people have logged on to Second Life, an internet craze that allows a user to create an online alter ego. But researchers from the University of Nottingham claim that bullying, known in cyberspace as griefing, is as big a problem in the virtual world as is in the real world.

People who are bullied at work or school may not be able to escape their tormentors in the virtual world, researchers said yesterday. Millions of people have logged on to Second Life, an internet craze that allows a user to create an online alter ego. But researchers from the University of Nottingham claim that bullying, known in cyberspace as griefing, is as big a problem in the virtual world as is in the real world.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/31/nbully31.xml
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