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Reporting Harassment
Effect of Severity on Reporting
People who experienced more severe forms of online harassment were more likely to report.
67 PERCENTof those who experienced cyberstalking, physical threats, or sexual harassment took steps after their incident.
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30 PERCENTof those who experienced less severe forms of harassment like name-calling responded to their incident.
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Responses to Harassment
If they choose to respond to their harasser, most people do so individually and don't involve the authorities.
Unfriending & BlockingChanging Usernames |
Confronting Person OnlineDeleting Profiles |
Reporting to WebsiteNot Attending Events |
Reporting RatesOnly 40 percent of people responded to their most recent harassment experience, taking the following steps.
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Authorities & Reporting
Only a small proportion of people reported their harassment to the authorities.
A third reported to an ISP or internet safety organization and even fewer involved the police.
A third reported to an ISP or internet safety organization and even fewer involved the police.
PERCENT REPORTED
TO AN ISP OR ORGANIZATION |
PERCENT REPORTED
TO THE POLICE |