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Online environments where cyber bullying victims in the United States have been harassed as of January 2021

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Release date

April 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 7, 2021 to January 15, 2021

Number of respondents

2,251 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

respondents who experienced online harassment

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Eight hundred and seventy-six surveys were collected to form a nationally representative base of respondents with additional oversamples from individuals who identified as Jewish, Muslim, African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic or Latino, or LGBTQ+. For the oversampled target groups, responses were collected until at least 200 Americans were represented from each of those groups. We oversampled the Jewish population until 500 Jewish Americans responded. Data was weighted on the basis of age, gender identity, race, census region, and education to adjust for national representation.
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During a January 2021 survey, it was found that ** percent of online harassment victims in the United States had been cyber bullied via Facebook. Twitter and Instagram ranked second with ** percent of responding victims stating that they had been harassed on each platform.

The most targeted age groups in online harassment

Among adults, those aged between 18 and 29 years old are the most targeted group in cyber bullying. As of September 2020, more than ** percent of U.S. adults who use the internet reported having experienced some form of online harassment. Almost two-thirds of them were between 18 and 29 years old. More than ** percent of the respondents of that age group had experienced offensive name-calling online. According to the survey of U.S. adults, the next most targeted group in cyber bullying are people between 30-49 years old.

Reasons for online hate

There are various reasons why people bully others in the online environment. The most common one in the United States is political views. In 2020, ** percent of U.S. internet users who had experienced online hate and harassment said their political views were the reason. Physical appearance was among the most common reasons for online hate, ** percent of the time. Among other reasons were race and ethnicity, gender, religion, and occupation.

Who experiences harassment more often?

Among U.S. internet users, men tend to experience online harassment more than women. A survey from September 2020 showed that ** percent of male respondents had experienced some form of online harassment, whereas ** percent of female respondents reported having experienced at least one kind of online harassment. However, women experienced three times as much online sexual harassment compared to men. Similarly, women also experienced stalking more than men.