Islamabad – 12 November 2021: More than two-thirds of 3,930 youths surveyed from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand agreed that online bullying is a serious problem for young people today. Of the 1,350 youth surveyed in Pakistan, 42 percent said they were bullied before the pandemic began and in terms of intensity, over 40 percent said they experienced more online bullying since the onset of COVID-19. Nazim Jokhio murder: Guards of PPP MPA give fresh testimony The survey, conducted in August 2021 by Telenor Group, in partnership with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aaghi (ITA) in Pakistan, found that 19 percent of youth in the country experienced online bullying at least once a week or more. Respondents selected social media, messaging apps, and online gaming and video game streaming as top three platforms where they experienced online bullying. The survey also revealed that youths who were bullied online used a range of tactics to stop the bullying. These spanned from ignoring the bully which resulted in the person stopping, changing security settings online so the person could not contact them, and speaking to a parent or guardian about the problem. Shoaib Akhtar criticizes ICC for not naming Babar Azam Player of the Tournament PTA commences … Continue reading Pakistani youth calls for continued guidance to tackle online bullying amid increased internet use