This statistic displays the findings of a survey on teenagers' leading reasons for not reporting online harassment to social media companies in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group. When asked, why they did not report the trolling or online bullying to the responsible social media company, 38 percent of respondents aged between 13 and 15 years stated that they did not think that it would be helpful.
Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to social media companies among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016, by age*
Characteristic
Did not think the bullying/trolling was serious enough to be reported
Did not think it would be helpful
Did not know how
Worried the person who dit the bullying/trolling would find out
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ComRes, & BBC. (February 9, 2016). Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to social media companies among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549159/uk-teenagers-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-social-media-companies-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ComRes, und BBC. "Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to social media companies among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016, by age*." Chart. February 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549159/uk-teenagers-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-social-media-companies-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ComRes, BBC. (2016). Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to social media companies among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549159/uk-teenagers-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-social-media-companies-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ComRes, and BBC. "Leading Reasons for Not Reporting Trolling or Bullying to Social Media Companies among Teenagers in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2016, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549159/uk-teenagers-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-social-media-companies-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ComRes & BBC, Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to social media companies among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549159/uk-teenagers-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-social-media-companies-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 15, 2025)
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