Each day there are around 20 new cases of online abuse reported, with nearly 2,000 children and 20,000 adults having been investigated over the past three years for comments made on social media sites.
New figures, obtained by Sky News under the Freedom of Information Act, revealed that since 2011 an approximate 1,932 children had been investigated and 1,203 charged, formally cautioned, fined or warned over online abuse.
Among that group, four ten year olds and one nine year olds were cautioned by the police.
Meanwhile, 19,279 adults were investigated over the same time period, with 11,292 being Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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