Anti - bulling charity Ditch the Label has lead research into social media and teen anxiety . A total of 40 % of youngsters felt bad if their selfies did n't receive any likes , and 35 % said their confidence was proportional to the number of followers their peers had . Instagram has been cited as the single most used for nasty bullying with 7 % of young users saying they had experienced bullying on the network , compared to 6 % on Facebook , 5 % on Snapchat and 2 % on YouTube and Twitter .
Anti-bulling charity Ditch the Label has lead research into social media and teen anxiety. A total of 40% of youngsters felt bad if their selfies didn't receive any likes, and 35% said their confidence was linked to the number of followers their account had. Instagram has been cited as the platform most used for nasty comments with 7% of young users saying they had experienced bullying on the network, compared to 6% on Facebook, 5% on Snapchat and 2% on YouTube and Twitter.