This statistic presents the share of women worldwide who have every experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms. During the July 2017 survey period, 57 percent of survey respondents who have experienced online abuse stated that they had experienced harassment via Facebook.
Share of women worldwide who have ever experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms as of July 2017
This statistic presents the share of women worldwide who have every experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms. During the July 2017 survey period, 57 percent of survey respondents who have experienced online abuse stated that they had experienced harassment via Facebook.
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| 57% | |
| Facebook Messenger | 23% |
| 10% | |
| 8% | |
| 7% | |
| Snapchat | 6% |
| YouTube | 6% |
| 1% | |
| 1% | |
| Twitch | 1% |
| 4Chan* | - |
| Pinterest* | - |
| Another web forum or chatroom | 25% |
| The comments section under a news article online | 7% |
| The comments section under a personal blog | 5% |
| In messages sent to my private or work email address | 13% |
| Somewhere else | 12% |
| Don't know | 1% |
| Prefer not to say | 1% |
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