This statistic displays the findings of a survey on teenagers' leading reasons for not reporting online harassment to Twitter in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016. When asked, why they did not report the trolling or online bullying, 39 percent of respondents stated that they had not thought that it would be helpful.
Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to Twitter by teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Did not think the bullying/trolling was serious enough to be reported
44%
Did not think it would be helpful
39%
Did not know how
13%
Worried the person who dit the bullying/trolling would find out
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ComRes, & BBC. (October 10, 2018). Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to Twitter by teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549437/uk-teenagers-leading-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-twitter/
ComRes, und BBC. "Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to Twitter by teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016*." Chart. October 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549437/uk-teenagers-leading-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-twitter/
ComRes, BBC. (2018). Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to Twitter by teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549437/uk-teenagers-leading-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-twitter/
ComRes, and BBC. "Leading Reasons for Not Reporting Trolling or Bullying to Twitter by Teenagers in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549437/uk-teenagers-leading-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-twitter/
ComRes & BBC, Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to Twitter by teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549437/uk-teenagers-leading-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-twitter/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Leading reasons for not reporting trolling or bullying to Twitter by teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2016* [Graph], ComRes, & BBC, October 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549437/uk-teenagers-leading-reasons-for-not-reporting-cyber-bullying-to-twitter/
