On Safer Internet Day, adults ask teens for help

This annual event tries to quash bullying and cruelty among kids on the Internet by enlisting help from their peers.

The Internet can be a perilous place for teens, especially when they run into bullies.

You don't have to look far for examples. A number of teens have committed suicide after experiencing cruel online behavior. As far back as 2003, a 13-year-old boy in Vermont hanged himself after being tormented by classmates on AOL Instant Messenger. As recently as last February, a 14-year-old girl in Las Vegas hanged herself after classmates set up a Facebook page impersonating and mocking her. The CDC estimated in 2014 that nearly 15 percent of adolescents experience electronic bullying in the United States.

Internet companies and kids' advocates are putting on the third annual Safer Internet Day in the US on Tuesday to help fight back. Nearly 300 Los Angeles-area students will attend, listen to...

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