Most respondents stated that direct and personal threats constitute online harassment, but were more split on instances like the sending of unkind messages and public sharing of a private conversation. A broad consensus was also reached in the intervention of social media platforms during instances of direct threats, but again, were divided on when or if at all social media platforms should intervene during instances of harassment.
Scenarios included instances of online harassment tied with elements of private disagreements escalating into public spectacles, sexism, and racism. For example, one scenario explored the respondents� opinions on what constitutes online harassment, when public social media platforms should intervene, and how women and men differed in deciding at what point the scenario began showing elements of online harassment.
This particular scenario also showed that women are more likely than men to view certain behaviors in this scenario as harassment.
As for intervention of social media platforms in this scenario, only 20% of respondents thought that the social media platform had the duty to step in to address the behavior described.
While social media remains a platform of the free exchange of ideas, it is also the most common venue of online harassment. Particularly in the cases of young women and cyber-stalking, online harassment is a prevalent problem that seems to have differing standards, but has a consensus that it is an issue that needs to be fixed.
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http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/01/04/crossing-the-line-what-counts-as-online-harassment/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=5091cce4f6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-5091cce4f6-400420897
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