Some 16% of 11- to 15-year-olds say they were victims of online harassment in 2022, a figure that marked an increase from the previous survey, data released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed. “This report is a wake-up call for us to fight harassment and violence wherever and whenever it occurs,” said WHO Europe Director Hans Kluge. The previous Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) report, based on data from 2018, said 13% of children this age had been harassed online. The rate of physical bullying remains stable: 11% of children said they were bullied at school last year, up from 10% four years ago. The pandemic has changed the way teenagers interact, the WHO said, explaining that digital forms of violence “began to take particular hold” after covid-19, “when the world of young people became increasingly […]
Source: News Beast
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