This statistic presents the most common protective strategies of online harassment victims in the United States as of July 2016. It was reported that 21 percent of the victims stopped using social media after being victims of online harassment, while four percent stopped using their cellphones for the same reason.
Protective measured implemented by online harassment victims in the United States as of July 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondsents
Changed contact information
43%
Changed your email address or telephone number
36%
Created a new social media profile under a different name
21%
Asked for help
33%
Asked a friend or family member for help
26%
Gotten a restraining order or protection order
11%
Gotten help from a domestic violence center hotline, or website
6%
Reported content
27%
Reported or flagged content that was posted about you on a website without your permission
Original statement: Among victims of online harassment, the percentage who say they have done the following things to protect themselves from online harassment.
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Data & Society, & CiPHR. (November 26, 2016). Protective measured implemented by online harassment victims in the United States as of July 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679104/us-types-online-harassment-experienced-internet-users/
Data & Society, und CiPHR. "Protective measured implemented by online harassment victims in the United States as of July 2016." Chart. November 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679104/us-types-online-harassment-experienced-internet-users/
Data & Society, CiPHR. (2016). Protective measured implemented by online harassment victims in the United States as of July 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679104/us-types-online-harassment-experienced-internet-users/
Data & Society, and CiPHR. "Protective Measured Implemented by Online Harassment Victims in The United States as of July 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679104/us-types-online-harassment-experienced-internet-users/
Data & Society & CiPHR, Protective measured implemented by online harassment victims in the United States as of July 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679104/us-types-online-harassment-experienced-internet-users/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Protective measured implemented by online harassment victims in the United States as of July 2016 [Graph], Data & Society, & CiPHR, November 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679104/us-types-online-harassment-experienced-internet-users/
