9 facts about bullying in the U.S.
35% of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried that their children might be bullied at some point.
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35% of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried that their children might be bullied at some point.
More than half of U.S. teens say it would be difficult for them to give up social media. 36% say they spend too much time on social media.
A majority of U.S. parents are keeping a watchful eye on what their teens do on social media; some are also imposing screen time restrictions.
41% of U.S. adults say people should be able to sue social media companies for content that other users post on these companies’ platforms.
43% of those who report experiencing harassing behavior online say that they consider their most recent experience to be “online harassment.”
A majority of LGB adults report that they have used an online dating site or app, roughly twice the share of straight adults who say the same.
Six-in-ten women under 35 who have online dated say someone continued to contact them after they said they were not interested.
The tech landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade, both in the United States and around the world.
A majority of parents are concerned about the experiences their teen might encounter online. Parents take various actions to monitor and police their teen’s online behavior.
Roughly six-in-ten U.S. teens have been bullied or harassed online. Senior Researcher Monica Anderson discusses the methods and meaning behind the data.
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