a majority of female online daters younger than 50 say unsolicited explicit messages are very common on dating platforms % of online dating users who say it is very common for people to online dating sites and apps
Men and women who have used online dating sites and apps hold somewhat differing views about how widespread online harassment is on these platforms, according to the most recent survey. For example, while 32% of female users say people being harassed or bullied is a very common occurrence on online dating platforms, that share falls to 19% among male users. These gender differences persist across all age ranges.
Similarly, women who have used online dating platforms are more likely than men to say it is very common for people to receive sexually explicit messages or images they didn’t ask for (55% vs. 42%). This gender gap is more pronounced among online daters under the age of 50 than among those 50 and older.
a majority of female online daters younger than 50  | say unsolicited explicit messages are very common on  | dating platforms  | % of online dating users who say it is very common for people to  | on  | online dating sites and apps  | Receive sexually explicit  | messages or images they  | didn't ask for images  | Be harassed for bullied  | Online dating users  | 48  | 25  | Men  | 19  | 42  | Women  | 55  | 32  | Ages 18-34  | 58  | 31  | 35-49  | 52  | 25  | 50+  | 27  | 15  | Men 18-34  | 51  | 24  | Women 18-34  | 66  | 39  | Men 35-49  | 42  | 19  | Women 35-49  | 63  | 32  | Men 50+  | 23  | 8  | Women 50+  | 29  | 20  | Notes: Online dating users refers to respondents who say they have used can online dating  | site or app. Those dating who did not give an answer or who gave lother response options ware dating not  | shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted Oct. 16 28, 2019.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 