📝 Cyberbullying Quiz

Test Your Knowledge — College (Ages 16-18)

Name: _________________________________
Date: _________________
Score: _____ / 10
1 Instagram's own leaked internal research found that the platform harmed the mental health of teenage girls in approximately what percentage of cases?
A 5%
B 15%
C 32%
D 60%
2 Under the Online Safety Act 2023, fines for non-compliant platforms can reach:
A £1m
B £10m
C £18m or 10% of global turnover
D Unlimited — at Ofcom's discretion
3 Online hate crime reporting increased by approximately how much between 2019 and 2024?
A 20%
B 50%
C 105%
D 200%
4 Which Human Rights Act articles are most relevant to the free speech vs online safety debate?
A Articles 2 and 3
B Articles 6 and 7
C Articles 8 and 10
D Articles 14 and 16
5 KCSIE stands for:
A Knowledge, Criteria, and Safeguarding in Education
B Keeping Children Safe in Education
C Key Child Safety Indicators in Education
D Keeping Children Secure in England
6 The Communications Offences Act 2023 created a new offence of:
A Sending any offensive message
B Posting anonymously
C Cyberflashing and false communication causing harm
D Operating without a verified identity
7 Inquest identified cyberbullying as a contributing factor in how many young people's deaths since 2010?
A 5
B Over 40
C Over 200
D Over 1,000
8 Scotland's approach to hate speech legislation differs from England and Wales in that:
A Scotland has no hate speech law
B Scotland criminalises stirring up hatred on more protected characteristics, including religion and sexual orientation
C England has stronger hate speech laws
D They are identical
9 Platform 'safety codes' under the OSA 2023 set out:
A Minimum security requirements for platforms
B Specific measures platforms must take to protect children from designated harmful content
C Rules about data storage
D Age verification requirements only
10 The term 'chilling effect' in free speech discussions refers to:
A Content being removed
B The tendency for overly broad restrictions to discourage protected speech
C Freezing someone's social media account
D Anonymous posting

How did you do?

8-10: Excellent! 🌟

5-7: Good work — review the areas you missed 👍

0-4: Keep learning — talk to your teacher 📚

📋 Answer Key (Teacher Copy)

Q1. C — 32%
Q2. C — £18m or 10% of global turnover
Q3. C — 105%
Q4. C — Articles 8 and 10
Q5. B — Keeping Children Safe in Education
Q6. C — Cyberflashing and false communication causing harm
Q7. B — Over 40
Q8. B — Scotland criminalises stirring up hatred on more protected characteristics, including religion and sexual orientation
Q9. B — Specific measures platforms must take to protect children from designated harmful content
Q10. B — The tendency for overly broad restrictions to discourage protected speech

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