SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. Box, p. 5
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- Bullying has long been part of the social, community and school life of children. With the growing access to information and communications technologies and the wide use of smartphones by children and young people, online bullying - cyberbullying - has also become a source of concern. Spreading rumours, and posting false information, hurtful messages, embarrassing comments or photos, or being excluded from online networks can affect victims deeply. Anonymity may aggravate cyberbullying by encouraging young people to act in ways they would not in face-to-face interactions. In addition, cyberbullying can strike its victims at any time, and the harmful messages or materials can spread fast and far to an exponentially growing audience, multiplying the risks and its damaging impact.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- Box, p. 5
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