One in 10 British teens 'cyberbullied'

BRITAIN: One in 10 British teenagers have been a victim of "cyberbullying", where they receive threatening emails or have unpleasant rumours about them spread on the Internet, a study said Wednesday.

Computer giant MSN's survey of 500 teenagers found that half thought their parents were unaware that children could be bullied over the Internet, while 13-year-olds were most likely to suffer from the problem.

John Carr, chairman of Children's Charities' Coalition for Internet Safety, said: "We're hearing from an increasing number of teenagers who have needlessly suffered cyberbullying for days, weeks and even months in silence.

"The effects of this bullying can impact everything from morale through to school work and friendships as teenagers can end up isolated from or even afraid of the communications tools they use daily." - London, Wednesday, AFP.