According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2022, the most common type of online abuse experienced by victims was cyberbullying, with 51 percent of respondents stating they had faced this type of harassment. Overall, 36 percent of respondents said that they had been trolled, and a third reported being victims of cyberstalking. Additionally, almost a fifth of those asked reported having experienced doxing.
Types of online abuse experienced by victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022
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Victims' Commissioner. (June 1, 2022). Types of online abuse experienced by victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319815/uk-online-abuse-experienced/
Victims' Commissioner. "Types of online abuse experienced by victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319815/uk-online-abuse-experienced/
Victims' Commissioner. (2022). Types of online abuse experienced by victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319815/uk-online-abuse-experienced/
Victims' Commissioner. "Types of Online Abuse Experienced by Victims in The United Kingdom as of February 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319815/uk-online-abuse-experienced/
Victims' Commissioner, Types of online abuse experienced by victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319815/uk-online-abuse-experienced/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Types of online abuse experienced by victims in the United Kingdom as of February 2022 [Graph], Victims' Commissioner, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319815/uk-online-abuse-experienced/
