During an October 2019 survey regarding negative encounters on online dating platforms, 42 percent of online dating users in the U.S. aged 18 to 34 years stated that they had received a sexually explicit message or image they did not ask for. In contrast, only 22 percent of respondents aged 50 years and above stated the same.
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Pew Research Center. (February 6, 2020). Negative behaviors encountered on online dating sites or apps according to users in the United States as of October 2019, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/809587/us-users-negative-online-dating-app-or-service-experience-by-type/
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