Cyber Bully In Malaysia

Only 2 in 7 young people in malaysia revealed they knew of a helpline to turn to if they are a victim of cyber bullying or online violence.

Cyber bully in malaysia. It s both pervasive across cities and schools and it s persistent it s online forever. Cyberbullying is more than regular bullying. Although it s a reality facing internet users the association said that cyber harassment cases mostly go unreported as many don t want to go through the lengthy legal processes to seek redress. The sun also reported that malaysia was placed sixth among 28 countries in a survey to measure cyber bullying and is second in asia.

In malaysia nearly half 47 of malaysian parents know a child in their community who has experienced cyberbullying. Three in 10 young malaysians are victims of online bullying which affects their education and social life with the majority experiencing it through private messaging applications. Globally 17 say their child has experienced cyberbullying. I for one think that this distinction makes the regular coping mechanisms to bullying we normally prescribe quite irrelevant.

1 in 5 young people globally reported having skipped school due to cyberbullying and violence. The roles of gender age and internet frequency. 4 in 9 young people in malaysia said they know about private online groups that are used to bully others. It ranked second in asia.

Overall it can be concluded that cyberbullying incidences are still taking place even though they are not as rampant as observed among the younger users.