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Cyberbullying: Where does India rank in the world?

Last updated on: January 19, 2012 08:12 IST
Let's see where India ranks when it comes to cyberbullying.

A new poll conducted by global research company Ipsos finds that cyberbullying in India is pretty high.

The online Ipsos poll of more than 18,000 adults in 24 countries, 6,500 of whom were parents, showed the most widely reported vehicle for cyberbullying was social networking sites like Facebook, which were cited by 60 per cent.

Globally mobile-phone devices and online chat rooms were a distant second and third, each around 40 per cent. While in India it is evenly split between social networking sites like Facebook (55 per cent) and online chat rooms (54 per cent).

Let's see where India ranks when it comes to cyberbullying.

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Cyberbullying: Where does India rank in the world?

Last updated on: January 19, 2012 08:12 IST
Mumbai.

India

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 32 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 45 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 53 per cent

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Jakarta.

Indonesia

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 14 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 53 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 91 per cent

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Stockholm.

Sweden

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 14 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 51 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 82 per cent

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Toronto.

Canada

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 18 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 31 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 80 per cent

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Melbourne.

Australia

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 13 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 35 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 87 per cent

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Brasilia.

Brazil

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 20 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 25 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 76 per cent

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Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 18 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 23 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 29 per cent

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New York City.

The United States

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 15 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 26 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 82 per cent

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Johannesburg.

South Africa

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 10 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 30 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 68 per cent

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Istanbul.

Turkey

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 5 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 35 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 50 per cent

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Mexico City.

Mexico

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 8 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 28 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 74 per cent

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Buenos Aires.

Argentina

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 9 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 27 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 61 per cent

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Shanghai.

China

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 11 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 25 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 49 per cent

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London.

Great Britain

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 11 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 25 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 80 per cent

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Seoul.

South Korea

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 8 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 27 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 59 per cent

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Warsaw.

Poland

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 12 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 20 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 83 per cent

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Brussels.

Belgium

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 12 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 13 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 62 per cent

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Moscow.

Russia

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 5 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 15 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 35 per cent

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Leipzig.

Germany

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 7 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 12 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 81 per cent

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Tokyo.

Japan

My child has experienced cyberbullying: 7 per cent

A child in my community has experienced cyberbullying: 12 per cent

Net parent awareness of cyberbullying in country: 56 per cent