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Australian poll taken on cyber-bullying

Barcelona News.Net
Wednesday 22nd July, 2009

Australian parents are concerned about a spate of teen suicides linked to cyber-bullying.

One of the first comprehensive studies of cyber-bullying has just been concluded and shows many teenagers and children have experienced some form of sustained bullying over the Internet or mobile phone.

With twenty-thousand Australian school children surveyed, the results showed about 10 per cent of them had been cyber-bullied.

A Melbourne mother has blamed her 14-year-old daughter's recent suicide on the Internet with the tragic case highlighting the problem of on-line bullying among young people.

The girl apparently told her mother a message had come through on the Internet which had made her want to kill herself.

The girl's death has devastated her family and friends, and has drawn into sharp focus the current study.

Psychologists have warned that children who have been bullied are much more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and self-esteem issues, leading to strong thoughts of suicide.

Children and teenagers had complained the on-line bullying and rumours about them had hurt their reputation, sense of popularity, and had harmed them socially, emotionally and mentally.

One of the biggest problems identified by the study was that young people did not think adults were taking cyber-bullying seriously.

 

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Comments on this story

Anonymous
07-29-09, 09:55 PM

Australian poll taken on cyber-bullying

hi...................

charlie nanometer
08-10-09, 11:35 PM

:)

heeeeeeey there!

a loose cannon
09-11-09, 05:56 AM

Please help ..I have been blacklisted

Hi,can anybody enlighten me as the symbol of 5 cents piece or a coin that may vary for others ,I have been blacklisted especially by the catho_lics !!!{tongues}for the last 10 years .

Little Kiu KIU
09-11-09, 07:30 AM

:D

I think we can’t play the compuetr a lot.
This is because someone like always play some action games.It maybe or sure be cazy!I hope every teenage can know about it(E-safety and Cyberbullying)
++++++The End++++++
Thank You to read my MESSAGE!!:]
Hope you enjoy it

connor
09-29-09, 04:44 AM

STOP CYBERBULLIYING

FDFFDMDDDGHY

Ding dong :)
09-30-09, 03:20 AM

:]

Hello Guys :] .
:D :D I have english :D :D

Anonymous
10-15-09, 06:04 AM

hi kamver

Anonymous
10-15-09, 06:06 AM

HI BEN WOT U DOIN

Anonymous
10-15-09, 06:10 AM

hi my name is connor

courts :)
10-19-09, 04:51 AM

yo,

hi :) .............xD

gfdhl';sdfhlgkaj
11-08-09, 06:46 PM

howdy howdy hi!

cyber bullying is for mean people! its pathetic and has RUINED MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!

SDSGFGFGHFGJGKHLJHLHJ;;KJ
11-18-09, 09:55 AM

AUSTRALIA POLL TAKEN ON CYBERBULLING

I HAVE BEEN BULLIED BY A HIGH SCHOOL KID WHY I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT NOW LEARNED THAT ITS WRONG TO DO THAT.I GET HELP BY GOING TO COICLINE.

POM
11-30-09, 11:31 AM

CYBERBULLING CHANGES PEOPLE'S LIFE FOREVER!

Hi people that cyber bully are horrible and mean i hate them so much. Though i have not been cyber bullied i sill think it’s so wrong. Some people that i know have being cyber bullied and it has changed their life so much they are afraid of everyone and i dont see them anymore because it was their friends that cyber bullied them.All the people who cyber bully i hope they consider what they are doing and how this might affect someone else life. cyber bullying has lead to death and i hope peole can just think what they are doing.THANKYOU!

POM
11-30-09, 11:39 AM

CYBERBULLING

Hi again it’s pom here i forgot to add in that if anyone is being cyber bulled talk to a adult or a friend you can trust if you do this they will understand what is going on and they will help to get it fixed. Even if you dont want to tell anyone it will be for your own good it will thnen be sorted out

RAKILL
11-30-09, 11:50 AM

THANKS

I would like to take this chance to say thanks to pom i have being convinced to tell my parents about me being cyber bullied his very moment they are sorting it out. THANKS SO MUCH POM YOU HAVE HELPED ME A LOT I AM SO GREATFUL. As soon as i read your first message i felt the same as your freinds so i ran downstairs and told my parents. I hope pom you can help other kids with what you have said.

POM
11-30-09, 11:57 AM

YOUR WELCOME

I am so happy i have helped you i have just read your message 1 minute ago i hope my message will help other kids you have made my day that my small message has allready help someone over those couple of minutes. I AM SO PLEASED YOU HAVE READ MY MESSAGE. ANYONE THAT HAS BEING CYBER BULLYIED PLEASE READ MY MESSAGE MAYBE IT WILL HELP YOU!

POM
11-30-09, 11:58 AM

YOUR WELCOME

I am so happy i have helped you i have just read your message 1 minute ago i hope my message will help other kids you have made my day that my small message has allready help someone over those couple of minutes. I AM SO PLEASED YOU HAVE READ MY MESSAGE. ANYONE THAT HAS BEING CYBER BULLYIED PLEASE READ MY MESSAGE MAYBE IT WILL HELP YOU!

POM
11-30-09, 11:58 AM

YOUR WELCOME

I am so happy i have helped you i have just read your message 1 minute ago i hope my message will help other kids you have made my day that my small message has allready help someone over those couple of minutes. I AM SO PLEASED YOU HAVE READ MY MESSAGE. ANYONE THAT HAS BEING CYBER BULLYIED PLEASE READ MY MESSAGE MAYBE IT WILL HELP YOU!

POM
11-30-09, 12:00 PM

SORRY

Sorry it has shown my message 2 SORRY AGAIN

POM's older sister
11-30-09, 12:16 PM

CYBERBULLYING is so stupid anyone who does it only does it because they are so bored with their own pathetic lives that they want to meddle with others. Cyberbulling can make a person very upset and sad and can lead to unthinkable things. But let me tell you now you shouldn’t feel scared because the problem can be sorted very easily and the person bullying you is probably just harmless. so what to do? If you are being cyberbullied the first thing to do is let someone no as soon as possible weather its a parent, teacher, brother,sister,friend so they can deal with the issue. This will help the situation massivly trust me. DO NOT EVER KEEP THE FACT THAT YOU ARE BEING CYBERBULLIED TO YOURSELF BECAUSE THIS COULD CREATE MUCH BIGGER PROBLEMS!!!!!. I hope all you people being cyberbullied will understand that these people bullying u have no right and have to be bought down always remember they are stupid and pathetic. take care. POM’s older sister xx

POM's older sister
11-30-09, 12:20 PM

DON’T BE AFRAID TO STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS. NEVER LET THESE BULLIES CONTROL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

asfdsagyuik
11-30-09, 02:03 PM

cool

Your message was good i think now many people will listen to you. I think you have shown the cyber bully’s that they are useless and only do it because they are boring. GOOD MESSAGE.

KJKJKJKJ
11-30-09, 02:38 PM

NICE

good message to those out there

erteyjkjghfsfghjg
11-30-09, 04:48 PM

hi

Hi pom’s sister your coment was very good and so is your sisters pom very good.

hello123
11-30-09, 04:51 PM

POM's older sister

I think that cyberbullying is really fun so get lost






POM
11-30-09, 04:54 PM

YOUR HORRIBLE

HOW CAN YOU SAY SUCH A THINGS YOU ARE SELFISH AND MEAN I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL! YOU DONT HAVE A LIFE OF YOUR OWN SO YOU TRY TO MESS SOMEONE ELSE LIFE YOUR SO MEAN EVERYONE SHOULD KEEP AWAY FROM YOU!!! HELLO123

hello123
11-30-09, 04:57 PM

to pom's older sister

YOU CANT HELP ANYONE I WILL BULLY MORE AN MORE AND MORE HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:47 AM

cyberbullying

lots of ppl are getting bullyed, its a regular thing now :P im in this activity day thing, hi guys! :E:L

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:49 AM

hi lloooooooooooyd :L

mezzer baah
12-02-09, 04:49 AM

just say no

cyber bullying is wrong and should stop NOW

lolzibard
12-02-09, 04:50 AM

:P

hi guys :L cyber bullying is wrong :P

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:50 AM

hi lloooooooooooyd :L

JAKE IS
02-26-10, 06:49 AM

Amazing

hahahaha read my username then my title ahahah LOLZIBARD

JAKE GROSE
03-07-10, 02:42 PM

Is Amazing

ahahahah read the username and title :L:L

lolzibard
12-02-09, 04:50 AM

.

yeah in the hender bender’s voice :P :L

BIG DADDY J
12-02-09, 04:51 AM

COOLEST KIDS ALIVE

alreeeeet beys

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:51 AM

hi lloooooooooooyd :L

BIG DADDY J
12-02-09, 04:51 AM

COOLEST KIDS ALIVE

alreeeeet beys

llaaaaaaaaaayd lloydy (seagull badger)
12-02-09, 04:52 AM

cyber bullying

i would like to express how bad cyber bullyinbg is its meanbad wrong :(

lolzibard
12-02-09, 04:52 AM

:L

this week is a piece of crap :P

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:53 AM

hi lloooooooooooyd :L

BIG DADDY J
12-02-09, 04:53 AM

whos lolzibard?

BIG DADDY J
12-02-09, 04:54 AM

whos lolzibard?

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:54 AM

oliver kingdon is lolzibard

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:54 AM

oliver kingdon is lolzibard

mezzer baah
12-02-09, 04:54 AM

.

why do people bully its just dispicable

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:55 AM

oliver kingdon is lolzibard

oliver kingdon
12-02-09, 04:56 AM

cyber bullying

cyber bullying is wrogn and hello hello123 :)

mezzer baah
12-02-09, 04:56 AM

.

why do people bully its just dispicable

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:56 AM

oliver kingdon is lolzibard

d-_-b
12-02-09, 04:56 AM

Cyber-bullying

cyber bulltings wrong, and hey people

nathaniel
12-02-09, 04:57 AM

big daddy j is gay

tim vic
12-02-09, 04:58 AM

i was bullied as a young boy

nat buoy
02-25-10, 05:08 AM

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeeeee

d-_-b
12-02-09, 04:58 AM

Cyber-bullying

cyber bulltings wrong, and hey people

gus bus on lozibarding
02-26-10, 06:50 AM

lolzibard cyberbullying is so horrific nathan your gay

oliver kingdon
12-02-09, 04:58 AM

cyber bullying

cyber bullying is wrogn and hello hello123 :)

d-_-b
12-02-09, 04:59 AM

Cyber-bullying

cyber bulltings wrong, and hey people

MR_UNKNOWN
12-02-09, 05:02 AM

.

I believe that

BIG DADDY J
12-02-09, 05:02 AM

whos lolzibard?

llaaaaaaaaaayd lloydy (seagull badger)
12-02-09, 05:03 AM

cyber bullying

i would like to express how bad cyber bullyinbg is its meanbad wrong :(

BIG DADDY J
12-02-09, 05:03 AM

no big daddy j is the coolest kid in the universe

BIG DADDY J
12-02-09, 05:05 AM

if ya knw what i men ;)

nat buoy
02-26-10, 06:49 AM

this i bliss blad....
na wat i mean ;)

Ugus
02-26-10, 06:51 AM

i like to cyber bully jake grose


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