Online & Digital
The Bullying Simulator
Friends
Issue 27 | June 2013
Background
In Sweden, one third of all teens reported that they had been bullied online.
Friends was a NGO dedicated to helping schools and students stamp out bullying.
The problem was that a lot of adults (and parents) had never experienced online bullying and did not understand
The Swedish Schools Inspectorate stated that nine out of ten schools were doing little or nothing to prevent online mobbing.
At the same time, owners of social media had not taken a stand against the abuse of their platforms.