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 32% 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, 2% on Snapchat and 5% 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.