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Online Harassment
Find out what it looks like and how pervasive it is.
What is online harassment?
Any behavior that uses technology to annoy or attack one or more individuals.
Rates of Online Harassment
Online harassment is a common part of life on the internet.
So common, it seems inescapable.
So common, it seems inescapable.
CYBERSTALKING
Stalking is an old behavior but a new crime. The first anti-stalking law was passed in 1990.
But the internet has introduced a whole new realm of harassing behaviors, including cyberstalking.
Cyberstalking is the repeated use of electronic communications to harass or frighten one or more people.
Examples include constant messages, threats, doxxing or catfishing.
But the internet has introduced a whole new realm of harassing behaviors, including cyberstalking.
Cyberstalking is the repeated use of electronic communications to harass or frighten one or more people.
Examples include constant messages, threats, doxxing or catfishing.
Internet Culture
The internet has revolutionized the way we live and how we relate to people.
There are mixed feelings on how it has changed communication and created a new kind of anonymity.
There are mixed feelings on how it has changed communication and created a new kind of anonymity.
Gender OnlineOnline harassment tends to disproportionally affect different groups of people.
Age and gender are the most likely factors in determining someone's experience with online harassment. |
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Key Areas for Online Harassment
SOCIAL MEDIASocial sites are the most common places for harassment, from name-calling to the more severe forms.
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Online VS Offline
Here are a few ways that online harassment differs from offline harassment.
ANONYMITY
Half of those who have experienced online harassment did not know the person involved in their most recent incident.
LONGEVITY
The average length of online harassment?
8 months.
In a survey on online harassment, reported harassment ranged from 2 weeks to 38 months.
Of these cases, 37 percent lasted over 6 months.
Of these cases, 37 percent lasted over 6 months.
REPORTING
Responses vary to online harassment,
from ignoring to filing a report.
PERCENT OF PEOPLE
IGNORED THEIR LAST INCIDENT |
PERCENT OF PEOPLE
RESPONDED IN SOME WAY |