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UNICEF poll finds widespread online bullying of children affects school

The 170,000 young people polled were split over whether to blame governments, companies or other young people.

Teens from the U.K. charity Fixers show how to stay safe from cyber bullying
Sixteen-year-olds Andrew Tinsley, left, and Charmaine Bickerstaff from the U.K. charity Fixers show how to stay safe from cyber bullying (AN/Fixers)

One-in-three young people in 30 nations were bullied online and one-in-five skipped school because of it, a new UNICEF poll found.

The poll by the U.N. Children’s Fund and the United Nations special envoy on violence against children on Tuesday found almost three-quarters of the young people surveyed said the bullying happened most commonly on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter.

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