In 2017 and 2018, young French people aged 11 to 18 years old had answered a survey about the types of shocking or hateful content they discovered while surfing the Internet. During this period, almost 30 percent of young people surveyed replied that they had, at least once, come across racist comments. Most of them were rather confronted with insults on physical appearances and pornography, with a 34 percent prevalence for each.
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Génération numérique. (March 20, 2018). Distribution of young French users aged 11 to 18 who came across shocking or hateful content online in 2017 and 2018, by type of content [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131788/type-contents-shocking-hateful-seen-by-internet-users-french/
Génération numérique. "Distribution of young French users aged 11 to 18 who came across shocking or hateful content online in 2017 and 2018, by type of content." Chart. March 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131788/type-contents-shocking-hateful-seen-by-internet-users-french/
Génération numérique. (2018). Distribution of young French users aged 11 to 18 who came across shocking or hateful content online in 2017 and 2018, by type of content. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131788/type-contents-shocking-hateful-seen-by-internet-users-french/
Génération numérique. "Distribution of Young French Users Aged 11 to 18 Who Came across Shocking or Hateful Content Online in 2017 and 2018, by Type of Content." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131788/type-contents-shocking-hateful-seen-by-internet-users-french/
Génération numérique, Distribution of young French users aged 11 to 18 who came across shocking or hateful content online in 2017 and 2018, by type of content Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131788/type-contents-shocking-hateful-seen-by-internet-users-french/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Distribution of young French users aged 11 to 18 who came across shocking or hateful content online in 2017 and 2018, by type of content [Graph], Génération numérique, March 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131788/type-contents-shocking-hateful-seen-by-internet-users-french/
