STUDY: 66% of Online Harassment Victims’ Most Recent Incidents Were on Social Networks

Despite extensive efforts by Facebook and other social networks to curb behavior such as cyberbullying and online harassment, a new survey by Pew Research Center found that malicious behavior continues to thrive on the Internet, with 73 percent of respondents having witnessed such activity and 40 percent being on the receiving end of it.

CyberbullyingCartoon650Despite extensive efforts by Facebook and other social networks to curb behavior such as cyberbullying and online harassment, a new survey by Pew Research Center found that malicious behavior continues to thrive on the Internet, with 73 percent of respondents having witnessed such activity and 40 percent being on the receiving end of it.

Pew found on the subject of witnessing online harassment:

  • 60 percent of Internet-using respondents had witnessed someone being called offensive names.
  • 53 percent had seen efforts to purposefully embarrass someone.
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