This statistic illustrates the percentage of internet users in the United States who have experienced at least one form of digital harassment or abuse by a current or former romantic partner as of July 2016, sorted by sexual identity. According to the surveyed results, 38 percent of LGB respondents stated that they had experienced at least one form of digital harassment or abuse by a current or former romantic partner. Such abuse includes monitoring of online or phone activity without permission, purposeful embarassment online, offensive name-calling, online stalking, revenge porn, as well as physical threats made online, doxxing and many more.
Share of internet users in the United States who have experienced at least one form of digital harassment or abuse by a current or former romantic partner as of July 2016, by sexual identity
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Data & Society, & CiPHR. (January 18, 2017). Share of internet users in the United States who have experienced at least one form of digital harassment or abuse by a current or former romantic partner as of July 2016, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972614/internet-users-reported-experienced-digital-harassment-abuse-former-current-partner-usa/
Data & Society, und CiPHR. "Share of internet users in the United States who have experienced at least one form of digital harassment or abuse by a current or former romantic partner as of July 2016, by sexual identity." Chart. January 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972614/internet-users-reported-experienced-digital-harassment-abuse-former-current-partner-usa/
Data & Society, CiPHR. (2017). Share of internet users in the United States who have experienced at least one form of digital harassment or abuse by a current or former romantic partner as of July 2016, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972614/internet-users-reported-experienced-digital-harassment-abuse-former-current-partner-usa/
Data & Society, and CiPHR. "Share of Internet Users in The United States Who Have Experienced at Least One Form of Digital Harassment or Abuse by a Current or Former Romantic Partner as of July 2016, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972614/internet-users-reported-experienced-digital-harassment-abuse-former-current-partner-usa/
Data & Society & CiPHR, Share of internet users in the United States who have experienced at least one form of digital harassment or abuse by a current or former romantic partner as of July 2016, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972614/internet-users-reported-experienced-digital-harassment-abuse-former-current-partner-usa/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Share of internet users in the United States who have experienced at least one form of digital harassment or abuse by a current or former romantic partner as of July 2016, by sexual identity [Graph], Data & Society, & CiPHR, January 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972614/internet-users-reported-experienced-digital-harassment-abuse-former-current-partner-usa/