According to Tim Collins Mailonline, in his article, “It's just part of gaming: Shocking survey finds one in two young people experience bullying when playing online games” published on May 31, 2017, in Daily Mail.com, a new study found that about 57% of young online gamers between the ages of 12 and 26 have been experienced of cyberbullying in gaming world. Mailonline (2017) used the results of survey from Ditch the Label which is a charity against bullying. The author states that when Ditch the Label questioned over 2,500 young people ages from 12 to 26, over half of respondents had been bullied during the online game. Around 53% of participants said that more moderators such as cyber police are needed to control in the online space. Moreover, …show more content…
Due to bullying or trolling taking place in online communities, nearly half of respondents either considered stopping online game or actually stopped playing it. Mailonline (2017) refers to Bailey Michell who is playing online game frequently said that “I started gaming at 10 and the bullying happens all the time, it’s pretty constant” (para. 7). The author then continuously used Bailey’s word that if someone isn’t good role in gaming, they will be blamed excessively, even they could receive messages about insulting their parents or death threats. Also, the author notes that the research requested some recommendation the way of solving the problem to make better place on online. Many people agreed that we must take this problem more seriously as well as game users insisted that more reporting and safeguard are needed to protect cyberbullying. The author refers to Dr. Ian Rivers who is a psychologist said that “Online games are often violent and based upon conflict however this study also shows us that we also need to look at the ways in which people interact online while gaming” (Mailonline, 2017,