Global parent awareness of cyber bullying platforms by region 2018

This statistic shows data regarding about parental awareness of which digital platforms were used for cyber bullying, sorted by region. The April 2018 Ipsos survey showed that 76 percent of all responding parents in Latin America were aware of social media as a platform for cyber bullying children. The global average knowledge about social media as a cyber bullying medium was 65 percent.

Knowledge of which types on online platforms are used to cyber bully children according to parents worldwide as of April 2018, by region

Characteristic	Social networks	Mobile	Online messaging	Online chat room	E-mail	Other websites	Other forms of technoloy
APAC	53%	46%	48%	45%	29%	10%	3%
Europe	65%	40%	33%	29%	13%	9%	4%
LATAM	76%	50%	37%	35%	17%	23%	11%
Middle East / Africa	61%	42%	36%	33%	18%	13%	6%
North America	67%	41%	41%	29%	23%	8%	3%

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Release date

June 2018

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

March 23 to April 6, 2018

Number of respondents

20,793 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Note: Asked only of parents who knew a child in their household or community who had been cyber bullied
Q: Thinking about the kids you know who have experienced cyber bullying, to the best of your knowledge, how did they experience the harassing behavior?

In total 20,793 interviews were conducted between March 23 – April 6, 2018 among adults aged 18-64 in the US and Canada, and adults aged 16-64 in all other countries (28 countries in total).

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