A survey between September and October 2023 revealed that ** percent of U.S. teens who played video games had been called an offensive name when playing video games, making it the most common form of in-game harassment experienced among teen gamers. Boys aged 13 to 17 years were more likely to be physically threatened, while girls were most likely to receive unwanted sexually explicit things.
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Pew Research Center. (May 9, 2024). Share of teenagers in the United States who play video games who have experienced in-game harassment as of October 2023, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1500287/us-teens-gaming-in-game-harassment-by-gender/
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Share of teenagers in the United States who play video games who have experienced in-game harassment as of October 2023, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1500287/us-teens-gaming-in-game-harassment-by-gender/