A survey conducted in the United Kingdom in February 2020 asked adults which site or service they had been using when they had come across potential online harms. Overall, 20 percent of respondents said that they had experienced potential online harms on social media sites or apps. In contrast, 2 percent said that they had come across potential harmful content via online gaming. Additionally, a total of 62 percent of adults reported that they had experienced potential online harms within the last 12 months.
Share of adults in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by platform
Original question: Which, if any, of the following things have you come across on the internet in the last 12 months? Which site or service were you using when you came across your most recent experience of (xxx)?
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Ofcom. (June 24, 2020). Share of adults in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282277/united-kingdom-adults-potential-online-harms/
Ofcom. "Share of adults in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by platform." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282277/united-kingdom-adults-potential-online-harms/
Ofcom. (2020). Share of adults in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282277/united-kingdom-adults-potential-online-harms/
Ofcom. "Share of Adults in The United Kingdom Who Have Experienced Potential Online Harms in The Last Year as of February 2020, by Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282277/united-kingdom-adults-potential-online-harms/
Ofcom, Share of adults in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by platform Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282277/united-kingdom-adults-potential-online-harms/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of adults in the United Kingdom who have experienced potential online harms in the last year as of February 2020, by platform [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282277/united-kingdom-adults-potential-online-harms/
