The report claims that Indian children are the most watched online in the world

Cyberbullying is a rather important issue, especially among adolescents and young children. A report by McAfee revealed that Indian children are among the largest internet users in the world. According to the report, 85% of Indian children reported having experienced online harassment as well as being harassed online by others at a rate more than double the international average. According to Indian parents, 42% of children are the target of racist online bullying, 14% higher than the rest of the world at 28%. Extreme forms of online bullying reported alongside racism include trolls (36%), personal attacks (29%), sexual harassment (30%), threats of personal harm multiply (28%) and doxing (23%), all of which are almost double the Global Average. The top three forms of cyberbullying reported in India are spreading rumors at a rate of 39%, being excluded from groups/chats at 35% and name calling at 34%.

What is cyber bullying?

According to the official US government website – stopbullying.gov – “Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place on digital devices such as mobile phones, computers and tablets. Cyberbullying can happen through SMS, Text, and apps, or online on a social network, forum, or game where people can view, engage, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting or sharing negative, harmful, untrue or malicious content about others. It may include sharing personal or private information about others that causes shame or humiliation. Some acts of cyberbullying cross the line into illegal or criminal behavior. ”
Some of the most common places where cyberbullying occurs include social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Tik Tok. Online forums, chat rooms, and message boards, such as Reddit, are also places where cyberbullying takes place. Apart from this online gaming community, even email and text messages are the means used for cyberbullying.
According to McAfee, across all the countries surveyed, India reports the highest rate of racist online bullying in the world.
This survey – conducted in 10 countries – also uncovered the fact that many children engage in acts of cyberbullying, often not realizing what their behavior is, while parents must struggling to keep up. A total of 11,687 parents and their children completed the survey from 10 countries including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, India, Canada, Japan, Brazil and Mexico.
Indian children also report that children are bullied 1.5 times more online than children in other countries across the fourteen platforms surveyed, from Facebook and Instagram to Snapchat and WhatsApp.