During a January 2021 survey it was found that 41 percent of internet users had personally experienced any kind of online harassment with 27 percent of respondents reporting to having experienced severe forms of online harassment such as physical threats, sexual harassment, stalking and sustained harassment. Furthermore, 77 percent of responding online harassment victims reported that they
Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of January 2021
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ADL. (April 28, 2021). Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL. "Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of January 2021." Chart. April 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL. (2021). Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL. "Share of Adult Internet Users in The United States Who Have Personally Experienced Online Harassment as of January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/
ADL, Share of adult internet users in the United States who have personally experienced online harassment as of January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333942/us-internet-online-harassment-severity/ (last visited August 08, 2022)