Online Harassment
Published on Nov 22, 2015
What is Online Harassment? Who is targeted? How to over come it.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ONLINE HARASSMENT
IT HAPPENS ALOT MORE THAT YOU THINK......
KEY NOTES
- What is Online Harassment
- Who is targeted
- Where they become targets
- Ways People fight it
What is Harassment?
The act or an instance of disturbing, pestering, or troubling repeatedly; persecution.
What is online harassment? Bullying that takes place using electronic technology.
- text messages/emails
- rumors sent by email or posted to social media
- embarrassing pictures/videos/websites/fake profiles
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STATS OF PEOPLE THAT SEEN ONE OF THE SIX FORMS OF ONLINE HARASSMENT
- 60% of internet users witnessed someone being called offensive names
- 53% had seen efforts to embarrass someone
- 25% seen someone being physically threated
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- 24% witnessed harassment for a sustained period of time
- 19% witnessed someone being sexually harassed
- 18% had seen someone stalked
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WHO IS PRIMARILY TARGETED?
- Young adult, between 18-29
- 65% of you users have been targeted
- 70% are between 18-24
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WHERE IT HAPPENS
- 66% in Social networking site or app
- 22% Comments section
- 16% Online Gaming
- 10% Discussion Sites
- 6% Online Dating Sites
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RESPONSE STATISTICS
- 47% confronted the person online
- 44% unfriended or blocked
- 22% reported the person
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- 18% discussed it to gain support online
- 13% changed their username and deleted their profile
- 10% withdrew from the online forum
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- 8% stopped attending certain offline events or places
- 5% reported the problem to law enforcement
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WHAT DID WE LEARN?
- understanding what online harassment is
- understanding who is targeted
- where people become targets
- methods of resolution
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