In a survey published in 2021, cyber-bullying was perceived as the major threat that young people in Italy could experience online. Some 66 percent of individuals aged 13 to 23 years indicated online bullying as the main danger to encounter online. Moreover, about 46 percent of interviewees believed that the loss of privacy represented a relevant threat, whereas 37 percent of respondents thought that becoming a target of stalking represented the main danger.
What do you think is the major threat that people of your age could experience online?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Cyber-bullying
66.34%
Revenge Porn, sharing of private sexual images and videos without consent
49.52%
Online harassment
46.97%
Being approached by people with bad intentions
46.76%
Loss of privacy (oblivion, intimate pictures)
45.8%
Stalking
36.73%
Exclusion from a friends' group
19.9%
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