Those who face severe online harassment differ in their experiences and responses | Pew Research Center

July 6, 2017

2. Online harassment in focus: Most recent experience

Those who face severe online harassment differ in their experiences and responses

Those who face severe online harassment differ in their experiences and responses

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2. Online harassment in focus: Most recent experience
Social media is the most common venue for online harassment experiences
Many don’t know who is behind their online harassment; half who have been harassed say one person was behind it
Most who experience online harassment simply ignore it; among those who respond, confrontation and unfriending/blocking are the most popular approaches
Friends/family are the most common source of support during harassment experiences
One-quarter of online harassment targets found their most recent experience extremely/very upsetting
Online harassment is subjective – some consider their experience ‘harassment’ while others are uncertain
Those who face severe online harassment differ in their experiences and responses