wraggster
July 9th, 2012, 16:45
Infographic looks at the way playground thugs have moved on from slingshots to smartphones.
OnlineCollege.org (http://www.onlinecollege.org/) is behind the infographic, revealing worryingly dark data that shows one in five cyber-bullied US teens consider suicide, though ten per cent actually attempt it.
It notes that 42 of teen tech users have come been on the receiving end of attacks via their smartphones, tablets, and PCs, as face-to-face communication is becoming 'unnecessary'.
Meanwhile, ten per cent of kids claim to have been bullied on Facebook, a social portal which has come under fire as underage users (those under 13) have managed to gain access.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/ten-per-cent-of-cyber-bullied-teens-attempt-suicide/018556
OnlineCollege.org (http://www.onlinecollege.org/) is behind the infographic, revealing worryingly dark data that shows one in five cyber-bullied US teens consider suicide, though ten per cent actually attempt it.
It notes that 42 of teen tech users have come been on the receiving end of attacks via their smartphones, tablets, and PCs, as face-to-face communication is becoming 'unnecessary'.
Meanwhile, ten per cent of kids claim to have been bullied on Facebook, a social portal which has come under fire as underage users (those under 13) have managed to gain access.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/ten-per-cent-of-cyber-bullied-teens-attempt-suicide/018556