Growing share of Americans who’ve been harassed online cite their political views as a reason why they think they were targeted | Pew Research Center

January 8, 2021

1. Personal experiences with online harassment

Growing share of Americans who’ve been harassed online cite their political views as a reason why they think they were targeted

Growing share of Americans who’ve been harassed online cite their political views as a reason why they think they were targeted

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Growing share of Americans who’ve been harassed online cite their political views as a reason why they think they were targeted

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1. Personal experiences with online harassment
Share of women who report being sexual harassed online has doubled since 2017
Hispanic adults are more likely to say they have experienced sexual harassment online than other racial and ethnic groups
Growing share of Americans who’ve been harassed online cite their political views as a reason why they think they were targeted
Men, White adults who have been harassed online are especially likely to say they were targeted because of their political views
Two-thirds of Americans who have been sexually harassed online say it was due to their gender