Teens Bullied the Most on Instagram and Facebook

British anti-bullying organization Ditch The Label conducted a new survey that reveals teens are bullied the most on Instagram with Facebook coming in next. With over 1 lakh people between the ages of 12 and 20 taking part in the survey, the report sheds some critical light on some of the biggest bullying related issues affecting young people in today’s social media age.

According to the survey, 42 percent reported being bullied on Instagram, 37 percent onFacebook and 31 percent on Snapchat. Notably, while Youtube came out to be the most popular platforms in the survey with over 92 percent young people using it, only 10 percent reported having faced bullying there.

MSome other interesting findings from the survey are-
1. 50 percent have been bullied at sometime
2. 50 percent reported being bullied because of their appearance
3. 8 percent said that they were bullied because of a disability they have
4. 4 percent have been bullied because of their sexuality
5. 18 percent had their profile wrongfully reported
6. 27 percent had their photos and videos shared against their will
7. 1 in 10 people reported being bullied within last week

In the present times, when social media has taken over the lives of young people, cyber bullying has become a worrying trend across the web. It not just has a devastating impact on the life of young children, it can seriously undermine the health and well-being of those who are subjected to it. The study also goes more in depth into the psyche of young people who engage in bullying behavior or those who are at the receiving end. The victims of Cyberbullying require the full cooperation of the social networks, NGO’s, young people, educators and society as a whole.