Parents see harassment as 'normal'

Published date25 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
A study by online safety charity Internet Matters found 77% of girls aged 13 to 16 in the UK report digital experiences that are or may be harmful

A mother of a 15-year-old girl said in the report that "d**k pics" are "so standard it's not noteworthy".

The report concluded: "What is truly surprising is the fact that some parents, too, are coming to regard online harassment of girls as normal - verging upon trivialising it."

Such attitudes, the report says, mean some girls are...

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