i would receive messages as late as ten or eleven p.m. . and then it would start over at six a.m. . all day long. first i received generic abuse like you're ugly later i even got messages saying we'll destroy your family or we'll murder you know you better stay at home. is a media educator he offers workshops for students and teachers he says cyber bullying is an issue in almost every classroom it's a form of digital violence that can take many different forms. thanks from cyber bullying tends to start with and sold sent over the net social media or messenger services like whatsapp messenger. then there's something called an outing in trickery. people pretend to befriend you. then they share your personal details publicly for example in a group chat. that causes frustration and leads to isolation it can even result in

depression and suicide but philip knows what youngsters can do to protect themselves. if you're a victim of bullying don't react to the attacks. talk to your parents teachers and social pedagogues. get help and make everything public if and if it gets too bad you can even call the police for hell. teenagers and families can get plenty of help on the internet there are platforms that offer information chat conversations and telephone hotlines. parents can take action to for example by using apps to monitor their children's online communications. increasingly victims of cyber bullying are making their plight public. they take to social media to share their experiences and support others. are right there is going to be my.

experience i decided to tell my english teacher and she was very very understanding and helpful please listen to billy. lucas too is fed up with being a victim and he's got a clear message. that doesn't mean i'm not going to let this issue rest i founded a cyber bullying support group with a website and telephone counseling cyber bullying can't remain a taboo subject it's not shameful to be bullied it's shameful to be bullying others . the attacks let up once again talking about just ordeals publicly now he's sharing this experience with others. shift says stand up to cyber bullies. time now for the shift ranking countries with the best online bargains. in fifth place italy a social commerce group analyzed prices for goods offered on amazon across the

globe two hundred forty different products were compared to calculate an average price turns out in italy the average bargain can be bagged for about sixty four euro the country famous for its fashion and coffee culture offers particularly affordable computers. in fourth place canada the vast country has some incredible bargains on offer with the average deal at sixty three euros it's particularly affordable here to buy a sparkly present for mother's day as jewelry can be had at low prices in third place mexico the popular holiday destination has some pretty sweet deals in store no where else in the world can you buy suitcases and backpacks at such a low cost ideal if you're planning to bring back some bottles of tequila. are runner up is germany in the nation of poets and thinkers shopping is what's actually on people's minds here the average online purchase will set you back fifty nine euros. sports equipment is especially if. order book on amazon dot de.

and the winner is china this online shopping mecca boast bargains for only fifty one euro's on average toys and baby products are extra affordable so maybe it's about time to start a family. that was this week's ranking and now. the computer and mobile gaming industry is booming there making plenty of revenue even though a lot of games are free so called in game purchases mean players shell out hard earned cash to enhance their gaming experience. the german e-sports bars broadcasting a league of legends tournaments the popular game is free to play so gamers don't need to buy it. it's a common business model in the gaming industry the game itself is free but the revenue comes from additional in game sales extras like

a new look for your alter ego can cost somewhere between five and twenty euros a month come you want the character to look differently or get a new outfit and sometimes they'll get different effects or another voice and so on but i think that we don't understand what it's expensive so that's the problem in that business probably a professor of entertainment computing might mazel has been studying this trend in the gaming industry for a while developers have invented various tricks to keep gamers hooked yeah i know you could be getting started is really simple can gamers quickly get better can build things defeat enemy until they hit a point when they realize they can't progress further commish why though i would dine at that stage they might already be hooked and consider investing money to keep playing with one of these free to play or freemium games or a lucrative business for developers suite they produce six hundred fifty nine million euros in in revenues. germany last year alone. fantasy currency

special weapons vehicles and avatars they're all available to buy this you know we think the gaming industry copied this business model from razor manufacturers when they're you're not actually paying for the razors but for the razor blades you use by free to play games do the same you purchase things you use while playing. eighteen year old nothing here is one of those who's invested in new gaming features then what i want you start buying things you kind of want to keep buying them it's called but only a small fraction of gamers is actually willing to part with their hard earned cash that's why offers are specially tailored to individual gamers. if you could how do you game developers usually have exact data on who last bought what when and when someone needs an update so an offer usually emerges at that moment when gamers are thinking should i buy something new. going to then the offer pops up possibly

discounted and gamers jump out and hit it with us on the phone. so at the end of the day not knowing well played. free games are actually there for developers to make money. shift says the where a freebie in gaming. and now short and sweet the shipped out shot. you're on the go curious and hungry with a little time to spare. then the fight might be perfect for you it lets tourists go on culinary adventures in several cities so far it's available for berlin jerusalem tel aviv rome and barcelona. each tour takes you off the beaten track to different snack spots. here doesn't necessarily take you to the major tourist hotspots instead we take you deep into neighborhoods. hidden places small tasty eateries

that you might never have come across and discovered otherwise all of. the culinary tours last between two and four hours and you can take a break whenever you like tours cost between eighteen and thirty five euros per person and can be paid directly through the app. that was this week shift app shot. want to get more stories from the digital age then visit our facebook page d.w. digital there you can find the latest digital news and trends as well as recommended apps tech gadgets and helpful tutorials and of course our shift reports. follow us comment and tell us what you think visit the w digital on facebook. as usual we leave shift through the exit with the internet find of the week today skateboard acrobatics. jose angeles loves navigating urban obstacles in

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busy davina's coming to you live from berlin and north korea fires another test launch the white house responds immediately it is a situation that we will handle. intercontinental ballistic missile is for it to be north korea's most powerful to date a debate has to be capable of hitting the east coast of the united states we're going live to so also coming up. tackling migration the european union and the african union get together to work out on how to deal with the flow of refugees from africa to europe. and pope francis holds an open air

mass in the best majority me and mark tens of thousands of catholics turned out he calls on the people of myanmar to embrace peace and reconciliation. hello and welcome i'm on the touch good to have your company. not us present dollar trump says he handled the latest ballistic missile test fired by north korea china has voiced grave concern and says talks should be held to resolve the issue through peaceful means of pyongyang claims the latest test launches a new type of missile and some experts believe it could be capable of hitting any city in the united states. north korea triumphantly claims it has become a global nuclear power after

a lot of over two months it has fired another intercontinental ballistic missile this one flew much higher than previous ones before landing in the sea of japan. state media announced the news in a special broadcast it said the launch was a complete success and that the new missile represented a giant leap forward. and well pyongyang frames this brings the whole u.s. mainland within its reach a direct challenge to president on the tramp but this time his reaction was more muted than before after meeting with his secretary of defense trump refrained this time from issuing threats. you know what we tell you that will take care of it when you have general most of them with us and a lot of discussion about it. it is a situation that we will handle. north korea's immediate neighbor was less

restrained within minutes south korea responded by firing missiles into the sea to demonstrate its ability to strike pyongyang's launch sites the south korean president said the international community had no choice but to continue applying pressure and sanctions against the north. you know. this action does not only increase tensions on the korean peninsula but gravely interchanges international peace and security we strongly condemn north korea's reckless behavior. problem. seoul has warned the situation could spiral out of control the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the situation joining me for more is journalist jason strother he is in the south korean capital seoul welcome jason as we heard in the report of pyongyang claims that is now a fully fledged nuclear power is it certain that north korea has

a missile capable of carrying a nuclear head which would be capable of hitting most u.s. cities. well we have to remember that north korea has made these claims for many many years but given the trajectory the fact that this was the highest missile that north korea has ever launched and u.s. officials south korean japanese as well as the independent think tank in the u.s. the union of concerned scientists everyone seems to be. there's a consensus building that this in fact could strike the continental u.s. for example this this union of concerned scientists they say of all these numbers all these calculations do add up washington d.c. could be in this missiles trajectory and this is just weeks off to donald trump more with infill ray you are that if more about south korea's reaction to this and

they've made to test well you know officially president moon jay and is in a difficult position he came to office and may valen to improve ties with north korea he has really tried to open the door for dialogue but has as got nowhere and ever since he came to office he's been met with for you know or the summer it was almost a weekly missile tests conducted by the pyongyang regime he's moved he's had to move more toward the center the more real right move right toward the center and more in line with washington now on the ground here in south korea most south koreans don't pay much attention to young's rhetoric or its missile tests but with more hostile rhetoric coming from washington i south koreans are becoming more concerned that the u.s. might try to launch a preemptive attack. and what do you make of china's responsive expressed grave

concern over this missile test base once again core for talks to resolve tensions well that's beijing's standard line and now the trump administration seems to have had some success in pressing the chinese authorities to limit its economic relations with north korea however china many people including president trump believe that china seems to have the magic bullet to stop ruler kim jong un but that's not the case china does not want to see a collapsed regime in north korea china does not want to see south korea backed with u.s. forces seize north korea if the regime were to fall so.