JAPAN: The rapid spread of high-tech phones among the young, has created the first recorded victim of bullying via a camera-enabled mobile.
Pictures of a girl taken with a camphone were transmitted via e-mail to more than 10,000 people with a derisive message identifying her by name and slandering her, officials at the victim’s Osaka school said. As a result, the victim was identified and spoken to by strangers.
Lighter and cheaper than in the West, more than 50 per cent of mobile phones sold in Japan have camera functions.
Want to keep reading for free?
Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters.
