Cyberbullying gathers pace in US

One third of US online teenagers have been victims of cyber-bullying according to research by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.The most common complaint from teens was about private information being shared rather than direct threats.Girls were more likely than boys to be targets and teens who share their identities online are the most vulnerable, the survey found.But teenagers still think that the majority of bullying happens offline.
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