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35% of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried that their children might be bullied at some point.
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35% of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried that their children might be bullied at some point.
Nearly half of U.S. teens have been bullied or harassed online, with physical appearance being seen as a relatively common reason why. Older teen girls are especially likely to report being targeted by online abuse overall and because of their appearance.
43% of those who report experiencing harassing behavior online say that they consider their most recent experience to be “online harassment.”
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