This statistic shows the most common responses to online harassment according to internet users in the United States. During the January 2017 survey it was found that 50 percent of internet users who have experienced online harassment and took steps to respond to it had confronted the person responsible online. Only five percent of responders reported the problem to law enforcement, despite the
Online harassment responses according to victimized internet users in the United States as of January 2017
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Pew Research Center. (July 11, 2017). Online harassment responses according to victimized internet users in the United States as of January 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/333988/online-harassment-responses/
Pew Research Center. "Online harassment responses according to victimized internet users in the United States as of January 2017." Chart. July 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333988/online-harassment-responses/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Online harassment responses according to victimized internet users in the United States as of January 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333988/online-harassment-responses/
Pew Research Center. "Online Harassment Responses According to Victimized Internet Users in The United States as of January 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333988/online-harassment-responses/
Pew Research Center, Online harassment responses according to victimized internet users in the United States as of January 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333988/online-harassment-responses/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Online harassment responses according to victimized internet users in the United States as of January 2017 [Graph], Pew Research Center, July 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/333988/online-harassment-responses/