As of 2019, 18 to 30-year-olds were the most exposed to online abuse in the United Kingdom (UK), with 41 percent of respondents observing cruel content and 13 percent receiving obscene and obscene emails.
Experiences of online abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age group
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Oxford Internet Institute, & The Alan Turing Institute. (November 24, 2019). Experiences of online abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110769/experiences-of-online-abuse-by-age/
Oxford Internet Institute, und The Alan Turing Institute. "Experiences of online abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age group." Chart. November 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110769/experiences-of-online-abuse-by-age/
Oxford Internet Institute, The Alan Turing Institute. (2019). Experiences of online abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110769/experiences-of-online-abuse-by-age/
Oxford Internet Institute, and The Alan Turing Institute. "Experiences of Online Abuse in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110769/experiences-of-online-abuse-by-age/
Oxford Internet Institute & The Alan Turing Institute, Experiences of online abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110769/experiences-of-online-abuse-by-age/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Experiences of online abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age group [Graph], Oxford Internet Institute, & The Alan Turing Institute, November 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110769/experiences-of-online-abuse-by-age/