Thirty-two percent of online teens have experienced some form of harassment via the Internet, a problem also known as “cyberbullying.” According to recent data, 15% of online teens have had private material forwarded without permission, 13% have received threatening messages and 6% have had embarrassing photos posted without permission.In light of the recent discussions surrounding Facebook and privacy issues, it’s important to note that Facebook’s new push towards becoming a more open, public network won’t just have an effect on an adult population concerned with worries of “friending” bosses and colleagues or adjusting the privacy settings on their children’s photos – it will affect the children themselves, as well as teens and young adults, all of which combined make up over a quarter of the social networks’ user base.
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More Cyberbullying on Facebook, Social Sites Than Rest of the Web
Thirty-two percent of online teens have experienced some form of harassment via the Internet, a problem also known as “cyberbullying.” According to recent data, 15% of online teens have had private material forwarded without permission, 13% have received threatening messages and 6% have had embarrassing photos posted without permission.