Issue 5 Violence Against Children in the Digital Environment
and Remedies
Cyberbullying
14. According to an NGO online survey 6 and iWIN report, 7 more than
20% of children have experienced cyberbullying, with instant
messaging software (35.92%) being the most common platform,
followed by social media (30.3%) and online games (29.49%). Only
22.4% of these children informed their teachers or parents; another
62.5% showed symptoms of suspected "online social anxiety" and 26%
had thought of self-harm.
Internet Content Rating
15. According to an NGO survey, children's access to the Internet may
breach their privacy8 and expose them to inappropriate content:9
(1) 87% of the children have social media accounts, but 47% of them
use social media without configuring privacy settings; 36.6%
have provided important personal information to their online
friends.
(2) About 70% of children have seen horrendous, bloody, violent,
pornographic and other inappropriate contents on social media.
When an application only allows users above a certain age to
register, 41.8% of the children choose to violate this term of use,
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Child Welfare League Foundation (2021). 2021 Survey Report on Children's Online Social Anxiety
and Cyberbullying Experience in Taiwan. Retrieved from
https://www.children.org.tw/publication_research/research_report/2267
iWIN (2021). 2021 iWIN. Observation Report on Children's Online Behavior. (not publicly
available)
Child Welfare League Foundation (2019). 2019 Survey Report on Children's Use of Social Media
Applications. Retrieved from https://www.children.org.tw/publication_research/research_report/726
Child Welfare League Foundation (2020). 2020 Survey Report on Children's Online Privacy and
Interaction with Online Friends. Retrieved from
https://www.children.org.tw/publication_research/research_report/296
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