Millions of kids victims of cyber-bullying

LONDON: One in three young Britons have been the victims of cyber-bullying with girls the most likely victims, according to research published yesterday.

A survey by the Beatbullying charity of more than 2,000 youngsters aged 11 to 18 said text messages, prank mobile phone calls and content posted on social networking sites were at the heart of a "growing epidemic".

Teenage girls were four times more likely to be bullied this way than boys, the research found.