Beatbullying publish Virtual Violence II: Progress and Challenges in the Fight against Cyberbullying

Beatbullying have published an in-depth study of the state of cyberbullying amongst children, young people and teachers in the UK. The report, Virtual Violence II: Progress and Challenges in the Fight against Cyberbullying, was commissioned by Nominet Trust and in association with the NAHT.

It revealed that cyberbullying, as a weapon of choice amongst the nation’s youth, is showing no signs of dissipating, with 350,222 children – or 1 in 13 – experiencing persistent and intentional cyberbullying, with just under a quarter (23%) reporting that the bullying lasted for a year or more, and two in five (40%) said that it lasted for months or weeks. 

Beatbullying’s full press release can be found here.