52pc Americans have faced online hate, survey finds
ADL’s fifth such annual survey showed that reports of online hate and harassment over the last 12 months increased within almost every demographic group in the United States.
52pc Americans have faced online hate, survey finds
WASHINGTON: Over half of Americans surveyed in the last year reported facing online harassment and hate during their lifetime, including more than 75 per cent of transgender responders, advocacy group Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said on Wednesday.
ADL’s fifth such annual survey showed that reports of online hate and harassment over the last 12 months increased within almost every demographic group in the United States.
About 52pc of the US survey responders reported having faced online harassment, compared to 40pc in the survey’s previous year.
“We’re confronted with record levels of hate across the internet, hate that too often turns into real violence and danger in our communities,” said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, urging tech and social media platforms to do more to tackle online hate.
The rate of harassment stood at 76pc for transgender people, while 26pc of Jewish respondents, 38pc of Black Americans and 38pc of Muslims said they had been harassed online at some point in their life.
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