India Ranks Third on Global Cyber Bullying List

In India, cyber bullying rate among children ranks third as the highest after China and Singapore in twenty five countries surveyed under authorized project by Microsoft Corporation lately in order to understand the worldwide prevalent of cyber bullying.

The survey report published talked to 7,600 children whose age ranges from eight to seventeen years old. According to report, the view in cyber bullying can differ between different cultures and individuals. As a term, cyber bullying is not identified globally. In order to formally introduce this, the research search for resources on these problems through questions regarding negative experiences of children in using Internet, from their perspective (being called mean names, being teased, etc.).

The survey in India showed that twenty two percent of children revealed mean treatment, twenty nine percent were teased and twenty five percent were called mean names. The survey also showed that seventy percent of children are aware of cyber bullying while seventy nine were very concerned about the circumstance. Seventy seven percent also revealed being victims of bullying online or offline. Finally, India is one of the few Asian countries where the bullying rates online and offline were parallel.

P. Chattopadhyay