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Survey: Harassment a common part of online life
[October 22, 2014]

Survey: Harassment a common part of online life


(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) NEW YORK (AP) — A new study confirms what many Internet users know all too well: Harassment is a common part of online life.

The report by the Pew Research Center found that nearly three-quarters of American adults who use the Internet have witnessed online harassment. Forty percent have experienced it themselves.

The types of harassment Pew asked about range from name-calling to physical threats, sexual harassment and stalking. Half of those who were harassed said they didn't know the person who had most recently attacked them.

Young adults — people 18 to 29 — were the most likely age group to see and undergo online harassment.




The survey was conducted between May 30 and June 30 among 3,217 respondents.


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