One third of kids have been the victim of cyberbullying according to the anti-bullying charity Beatbullying, and a recent joint survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and Teacher Support Network found that 1 out of 7 (15 per cent of respondents) experienced cyberbulling.

What qualifies as cyberbullying? It happens whenever someone is being attacked or intimidated by someone else through the use of an electronic device such as mobile phone texts or online tools such as email, chatrooms, social networks, etc.

Since the surveys' recent release, news organisations have covered the topic heavily. Here are some links to reporting and commentary on cyberbullying:

One in three kids have experienced cyberbullying

PC Advisor - Tue 03 Mar 2009
One third of kids have been the victim of cyberbullying, says anti-bullying charity Beatbullying. Research by the charity revealed that girls were four times more likely to have experienced online bullying than boys, while 44 percent of children said the...

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Facebook and Twitter 'fuel an epidemic of online bullying'

Daily Mail and General Trust - Tue 03 Mar 2009
Facebook and Twitter 'fuel an epidemic of online bullying' By Mark Prigg Last updated at 10:25 AM on 03rd March 2009 Comments (10) Add to My Stories Websites such as Facebook and Twitter are fuelling an epidemic of online bullying, it was claimed to...

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Third of children victims of 'cyberbullying'

Metro - Tue 03 Mar 2009
Your views Third of children victims of 'cyberbullying' Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Girls are especially at risk from 'cyberbullying' One in three young people have been the victim of "cyberbullying", research found today. Text messages, prank phone calls...

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One in three kids are cyber bullied

Daily Mirror - Tue 03 Mar 2009
A third of teenagers are being tormented by cyber bullies, a survey has revealed. The schoolkids are regularly subjected to abusive mobile phone texts and emails. And one in seven teachers have been sent cruel messages from pupils. The figures from the...

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Facebook and Twitter 'fuel an epidemic of online bullying'

Daily Mail - Tue 03 Mar 2009
Facebook and Twitter 'fuel an epidemic of online bullying' By Mark Prigg Last updated at 9:19 AM on 03rd March 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Websites such as Facebook and Twitter are fuelling an epidemic of online bullying, it was claimed toda...

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Third of children 'cyberbullied'

Channel 4 News - Tue 03 Mar 2009
Print this page Last Modified: 03 Mar 2009 Source: PA News One in three young people have been the victim of "cyberbullying", research found. Text messages, prank phone calls and abusive posts on social networking sites have all be used to bully youn...

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Third of children 'cyberbullied'

Channel 4 - Tue 03 Mar 2009
Print this page Last Modified: 03 Mar 2009 Source: PA News One in three young people have been the victim of "cyberbullying", research found. Text messages, prank phone calls and abusive posts on social networking sites have all be used to bully youn...

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Third of youngsters victims of cyberspace bullying

Scotsman.com - Tue 03 Mar 2009
Text messages, prank phone calls and abusive postings on social networking sites have all been used to bully youngsters. The poll of more than 2,000 11- to 18-year-olds, commissioned by the charity Beatbullying, revealed a worrying gender divi ADVERTISE...

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Third of youngsters victims of cyberspace bullying

The Scotsman - Tue 03 Mar 2009
Text messages, prank phone calls and abusive postings on social networking sites have all been used to bully youngsters. The poll of more than 2,000 11- to 18-year-olds, commissioned by the charity Beatbullying, revealed a worrying gender divi ADVERTISE...

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One in seven teachers are victims of cyber bullying by pupils

Daily Telegraph - Mon 02 Mar 2009
By Nick Allen Last Updated: 1:26PM GMT 02 Mar 2009 Instances of cyber bullying include sending abusive text messages, making phone calls, sending rude emails and posting offensive comments in online chat rooms. Teachers have also been filmed or photogr...