Seef District, Dec. 23 -- The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has launched the Cyber Safety Award, which aims to encourage community and educational institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain to create awareness in the field of cyber safety. The award is launched in an event held in TRA's headquarters and is attended by representatives from various schools in Bahrain.

During the event, TRA discussed the results of the study it recently conducted under the SafeSurf initiative in cooperation with Dr. Nancy Willard, an expert on cyberbullying challenges and threats. It was found that youths using the Internet for more than three hours a day leads to the possible emergence of negative or dangerous behaviors and exposure to cyber bu...