This statistic presents the percentage of teens in the United States who blocked or unfriended someone on social media who was flirting in an way that made them uncomfortable, sorted by gender and age. As of March 2015, 35 percent of girls have blocked or unfriended someone because of unwanted flirting.
Share of teens who have blocked or unfriended someone on social media who was flirting in an uncomfortable way 2015, by gender and age group
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Pew Research Center. (October 1, 2015). Share of teens who have blocked or unfriended someone on social media who was flirting in an uncomfortable way 2015, by gender and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472394/teens-block-unfriend-on-social-media-because-of-flirting-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Share of teens who have blocked or unfriended someone on social media who was flirting in an uncomfortable way 2015, by gender and age group." Chart. October 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472394/teens-block-unfriend-on-social-media-because-of-flirting-usa/
Pew Research Center. (2015). Share of teens who have blocked or unfriended someone on social media who was flirting in an uncomfortable way 2015, by gender and age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472394/teens-block-unfriend-on-social-media-because-of-flirting-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Teens Who Have Blocked or Unfriended Someone on Social Media Who Was Flirting in An Uncomfortable Way 2015, by Gender and Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472394/teens-block-unfriend-on-social-media-because-of-flirting-usa/
Pew Research Center, Share of teens who have blocked or unfriended someone on social media who was flirting in an uncomfortable way 2015, by gender and age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472394/teens-block-unfriend-on-social-media-because-of-flirting-usa/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Share of teens who have blocked or unfriended someone on social media who was flirting in an uncomfortable way 2015, by gender and age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/472394/teens-block-unfriend-on-social-media-because-of-flirting-usa/