Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as the reason they think they were targeted. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking
A minority of Twitter users produce a majority of tweets from U.S. adults, and the most active tweeters are less likely to view the tone or civility of discussions as a major problem on the site.
Three-quarters of U.S. adults who have recently faced some kind of online harassment say it happened on social media.
About one-fifth of those Americans who have experienced online harassment say they believe they were targeted because of their religion.
43% of those who report experiencing harassing behavior online say that they consider their most recent experience to be “online harassment.”
Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as the reason they think they were targeted. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking
79% of Americans think social media companies are doing an only fair to poor job when it comes to addressing online harassment or bullying.
Americans have grown more divided on whether offensive content online is taken seriously enough and on which is more important online, free speech or feeling safe.
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.
A majority of online daters say their overall experience was positive, but many users – particularly younger women – report being harassed or sent explicit messages on these platforms.
