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Protective strategies by U.S. online harassment victims 2016

Protective measured implemented by online harassment victims in the United States as of July 2016

The data describes the most common protective strategies of online harassment victims in the U.S. as of July 2016. It was reported that 21% of the victims stopped using social media after being victims of online harassment, while 4% stopped using their cellphones for the same reason.

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 27
Disconnected from online networks or devices 26
Stopped using social media 21
Stopped going online 13
Stopped using your cell phone 4

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