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One in six U.S. high school students experienced electronic bullying last year, CDC data show

8/10/2026

high school students reported electronic bullying during the previous year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

A World Health Organization study across 44 countries and regions placed the adolescent cyberbullying rate at 15%, with 12% admitting they had targeted someone else.

Both WHO figures had risen compared with the organization's earlier research.

Platform harassment rates, by the numbers A 2026 Pew Research Center study found roughly three-quarters of teen users on TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat said harassment and bullying were problems on those platforms.

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