---
title: "Teens, Online Stranger Contact & Cyberbullying: What the research is telling us"
description: "This presentation covers basic internet connectivity statistics before launching into a discussion of the major online safety issues. Broken down into issues of online contact vs online content, the talk shares data on online stranger contact, sex..."
date: "2008-06-30"
authors:
  - name: "Amanda Lenhart"
    job_title: "Former Director of Teens and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amanda-lenhart/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2008/06/30/teens-online-stranger-contact-cyberbullying-what-the-research-is-telling-us/"
categories:
  - "Online Privacy & Security"
  - "Privacy Rights"
  - "Religion & Social Values"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Teens & Tech"
  - "Teens & Youth"
tags:
  - "Privacy"
  - "Safety"
  - "Teens"
---

# Teens, Online Stranger Contact & Cyberbullying: What the research is telling us

Amanda's talk covers basic internet connectivity statistics before launching into a discussion of the major online safety issues. Broken down into issues of online contact vs online content, the talk shares data on online stranger contact, sexual victimization and cyberbullying and exposure.

http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/teens-online-stranger-contact-cyberbullying