This statistic displays the findings of a survey on experiences of any negative types of online activity among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2016 and 2019. In 2016, 15 percent of respondents reported having encountered a computer virus on devices used to go online. By 2019, this number had reduced to eight percent of responding internet users. Financial/personal information theft and online trolling remained rare over the period covered.
Which, if any, of the following have you personally experienced in the last twelve months?*
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Ofcom. (June 30, 2020). Which, if any, of the following have you personally experienced in the last twelve months?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322233/experience-of-negative-online-activity-uk/
Ofcom. "Which, if any, of the following have you personally experienced in the last twelve months?*." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322233/experience-of-negative-online-activity-uk/
Ofcom. (2020). Which, if any, of the following have you personally experienced in the last twelve months?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322233/experience-of-negative-online-activity-uk/
Ofcom. "Which, If Any, of The following Have You Personally Experienced in The Last Twelve Months?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322233/experience-of-negative-online-activity-uk/
Ofcom, Which, if any, of the following have you personally experienced in the last twelve months?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322233/experience-of-negative-online-activity-uk/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Which, if any, of the following have you personally experienced in the last twelve months?* [Graph], Ofcom, June 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322233/experience-of-negative-online-activity-uk/