Roughly four-in-ten Americans have personally experienced online harassment % of USS adults who have experienced
Lawmakers, advocates and social media companies have been looking into ways to curtail online harassment in the wake of high-profile cases concerning cyberbullying and online threats. A January 2017 survey found that online harassment is a fairly common feature of online life: 41% of Americans said they have experienced some form of it, and among those ages 18 to 29, the share was 67%.
Roughly four-in-ten Americans have  | personally experienced online  | harassment  | % of USS adults who have experienced  | online  | Less  | Offensive name calling  | 27%  | severe  | behaviors Purposeful embarrassment  | 22  | Physical threats  | 10  | More  | Sustained harassment  | severe  | Stalking  | behaviors  | Sexual harassment  | Any harassment  | 22  | Only less severe behaviors  | Any of the more severe behaviors  | 18  | Source: Survey conducted Jan. 9 23. 2017.  | "Online Harassment 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 