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The State of Online Harassment
Black, Hispanic targets of online harassment more likely than their White counterparts to say they’ve been harassed online because of their race, ethnicity
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- The State of Online Harassment
- Compared with 2017, similar share of Americans have experienced any type of online harassment – but more severe encounters have become more common
- Majority say online harassment is a major problem; 41% have personally experienced this, with more than half of this group experiencing more severe behaviors
- Roughly two-thirds of adults under 30 have been harassed online
- Roughly two-thirds of adults under 30 have been harassed online
- Compared with 2017, similar share of Americans have experienced any type of online harassment – but more severe encounters have become more common
- Women targeted in online harassment are more than twice as likely as men to say most recent incident was very or extremely upsetting
- Growing share of Americans who’ve been harassed online cite their political views as a reason why they think they were targeted
- Black, Hispanic targets of online harassment more likely than their White counterparts to say they’ve been harassed online because of their race, ethnicity
- Majority of people who’ve been harassed online say the most recent experience occurred on social media
- A majority say social media companies are doing an only fair or poor job addressing online harassment
- Growing share of Americans who’ve been harassed online cite their political views as a reason why they think they were targeted