Story highlights Hillary Clinton described her experience with cyberbullying during a roundtable event in Pennsylvania Friday

Clinton has been subject to scrutiny for much of her adult life because of her professional life and her husband

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania (CNN) Hillary Clinton said Friday the Internet has provided a place for bullies to say "the most vile, harassing, incredibly mean spirited things" that "they would never say it to somebody's face" -- an issue she has personal experience with.

During a roundtable in Pennsylvania, Clinton urged women "don't take it personally because it can knock you to your knees if you take it personally."

"The online culture of bullying young women is horrible and even the most confident, well prepared girl has to be worrying, like why are people picking on me? Why are they saying these things about me? What is happening here?" she said. "We have got to stand up against that."

Clinton, who has been in the public eye for much of her adult life, said it has taken her "years to be able to" give this advice because she has to figure out how she chooses to deal with it first.

"Human nature has not changed," Clinton said, "but the megaphones that are now used to trumpet these kinds of attitudes has just magnified this issue."

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