A recent report from Pew Research Center has shown that roughly 4 in 10 of US adults have personally experienced online harassment. 75% of people, stated that the majority of abuse happens on social media, and 24% of the abused indicated that texting or messaging apps were where their most recent experience occurred.
Recently, Instagram has launched a new feature to filter abusive messages in DMs. Twitter has also revealed a new prompt that asks users to think twice before posting an abusive message. However, the problem of online harassment seems to have permeated all layers of our online presence, and these tools may reach just the tip of the problematic iceberg.
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So in order to see what really happens in these dark pages of private messages where people are constantly made to feel really uncomfortable, the subreddit r/CreepyPMs has shed some light on things that end up in our inboxes.
“A place for people to share the strange and disturbing PMs they get from all over the internet,” says the group’s description and it’s honestly the part of the internet we all would be better off without.
#1 At Least He Tried
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#2 I Got Messaged By A Master Hacker
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#3 Saw This On Tumblr, Yes Sorry On Tumblr
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The internet has given us incredible freedom to communicate with people across the globe, share our thoughts, and get to know things all without leaving the house. But it came with the price of putting too much freedom in people’s hands in a virtual space where identities, actions, and accountabilities for them are often blurred.
The rise of cyberbullying and online harassment via private messages, comments, online groups, and forums has reached its peak. From impersonation accounts to hateful slurs, death threats, unsolicited messages of a sexual nature, and so on, the problem is pervasive and ever-growing.
#4 Oh So I Just Don’t Matter In May?!
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#5 He’s Been Begging For Weeks To Do A “Sexy Roleplay” With Me. I Finally Said Yes. I Think He Regrets Everything Now
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#6 My Fav Comeback To A Dick Pic
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And to fight it, it’s important to identify and be aware that you or someone close to you has become a target of online harassment. It’s when an abuser uses technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. It happens on devices like smartphones, computers, tablets, and gaming systems.
Sometimes cyberbullying can be easy to spot—for example, if your child shows you a text, comment, or post that is harsh, mean, or cruel. Other acts are less obvious, like posting someone’s personal information, or using photos or videos that hurt or embarrass another person.
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#7 My Charming Old Babysitter Feels Like I Owe Him
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#8 Ice Cold
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#9 Seems Like A Stable Guy
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Harvard Business Review has reported that people of color and LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately targeted, and women are twice as likely as men to experience sexual harassment online.
PEN America, which stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide, has created a useful Online Harassment Field Manual that will give you more information on navigating online abuse. Most importantly, remember that you’re not powerless and that there are concrete steps to be taken.
#10 Sell Me Your Baby!
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#11 After I Declined His Request For Nudes He Complimented My Boyfriend
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#12 Found On Instagram
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#13 This Was The Best Anime Character Arc Of All Time
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#14 My New Self Defense Mechanism
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#15 Smh, Who Wouldn’t Date Shrek?
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#16 Fancy Sex Only
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#17 Tinders Fun
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#18 This Is How I Handle A Creepy Pm
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#19 Haven’t Talked To You In 10 Years?
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#20 I Was Super Bored And Decided To Try The “Meet New People” Feature Of Kik. Never Again
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#21 M’queen
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#22 Ant Farm Blocked Me Right After This
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#23 He Want No Bird
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#24 I Waited So Long To Post This
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#25 Is That Clear??
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#26 My Friend Just Turned 21 He Wanted To Grab A Beer With His Brother And Sister. They Were Supposed To Meet His Sisters New Boyfriend. But He Ghosted Her. Well They Found Out Why He Ghosted Her The Other Night
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#27 #justsend
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#28 Got A Text From A Random Number Today
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#29 My New Standard Response To Unsolicited Dick Pics
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#30 Show Me How Those Tits Fart
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#31 41 Year Old Demands Me To Get On My Knees
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#32 I Hate My Old Classmates… What A Great Message To Begin The Morning
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#33 There’s A Reason The App Only Lets You Message People With Mutual Interest
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#34 The Perfect Way To Handle Creepy Pm’s
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#35 My Wife’s First Message On Xbox Live
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#36 Who Are These People?
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#37 My Girlfriend And Many Of Her Classmates Recieved This Desperate Email….
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#38 Send
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