Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Two in three young people reported "too much fake news and misinformation" as the most significant cause of stress on social media in a new anonymous poll of children and young people in Bangladesh by UNICEF.

Bullying and negative comments were cited as the most stressful experience by a further one seventh of respondents (slightly more for girls), while one out of seven also pointed to seeing harmful/upsetting content as the main cause of stress when using social media.

Almost 29,000 responded to the poll through UNICEF platform U-Report in Bangladesh, said the UN agency on Tuesday.

Among other issues, it asked for opinions about rules governing content on social media.

While a minority (23 percent) of respondents s...