These Are the Most Common Forms of Cyberbullying in the US
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A 2020 Pew Research Center survey of 10,093 American adults found that roughly four in ten American adults have experienced online harassment or cyberbullying. Name-calling was the most common form of harassment, reported by 54%.
Other forms of harassment included intentional embarrassment (39%), physical threats (14%), and sexual harassment (14%). Physical threats, sexual harassment, stalking, and persistent harassment were categorized as severe forms of online harassment.
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Online sexual harassment most frequently occurred on social media (75%). It also occurred on online forums (25%), messaging apps (24%), online games (16%), personal email accounts (11%), and online dating sites (10%).
By gender, women reported experiencing harassment on social media more often than men (81% vs. 68%). Men reported experiencing harassment more often while playing online games (22%) and on online forums (32%).
This survey also found several similarities between current and previous year's findings regarding online harassment. Social media remained the most frequently reported location for harassment, and name-calling remained the most common form of harassment experienced.
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