Melbourne, March 15 : Studies in UK have found that children as young as seven have their own Facebook pages and some are being cyber-bullied.
Experts said "delusional" parents are enabling the cyber attacks by allowing children to use social networking sites at prohibited ages and by being technologically ignorant, reports Courier Mail.
Leading cyber-bullying expert QUT associate professor Marilyn Campbell found about one in six Queensland senior primary and high school students said they had been cyber-bullied in the previous year.
However, Cyber Safety Solutions director Susan McLean said children as young as Year 2 are being cyber-bullied.
McLean, a former police officer who talks in schools nationwide, said she was meeting Year 2 pupils who had their own "fake" Facebook pages with parental permission.
She said the pages were fake because they had fake ages and other false information.
McLean said Year 2 students were the youngest she was aware of who had been cyber-bullied, with reports of them being targeted via children's online games and emails.
Experts said "delusional" parents are enabling the cyber attacks by allowing children to use social networking sites at prohibited ages and by being technologically ignorant, reports Courier Mail.
Leading cyber-bullying expert QUT associate professor Marilyn Campbell found about one in six Queensland senior primary and high school students said they had been cyber-bullied in the previous year.
However, Cyber Safety Solutions director Susan McLean said children as young as Year 2 are being cyber-bullied.
McLean, a former police officer who talks in schools nationwide, said she was meeting Year 2 pupils who had their own "fake" Facebook pages with parental permission.
She said the pages were fake because they had fake ages and other false information.
McLean said Year 2 students were the youngest she was aware of who had been cyber-bullied, with reports of them being targeted via children's online games and emails.
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