Frequency of exposure to sexuality or gender related hate speech according to adolescent girls in the United States as of December 2022, by sexual orientation
Characteristic
Non-LGBTQ+
LGBTQ+
TikTok
16%
35%
Instagram
13%
27%
Snapchat
15%
25%
YouTube
11%
19%
Messaging apps
11%
31%
Real life
14%
29%
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demographically representative sample; respondents who say they feel 鈥渁ddicted鈥 or end up using the platform for a longer period of time than originally intended
Method of interview
Online survey
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U.S. teen girls: sexuality or gendered hate speech online 2022, by sexual orientation
According to an online survey conducted in 2022 in the United States, over half of teenage girls had been exposed to sexuality or gender-related hate speech while using TikTok. Overall, 35 percent of these respondents identified as LGBTQ+. On both Instagram and Snapchat, 40 percent of all respondents reported they had been exposed to this kind of hate speech.
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