The document reports on a study of digital civility conducted across 25 countries in 2019. Some key findings include:
- Over half of respondents rated the current state of online civility as bad and did not foresee major improvements in the coming year, though they were more optimistic about the decade ahead.
- The "Digital Civility Index" measuring online civility increased 4 points to 70%, with 15 countries seeing their worst scores since 2016.
- Risks of unwanted contact, hoaxes/scams, unwanted sexting, and being treated meanfully increased, as did the pain, anxiety and consequences associated with them.
- Politics was cited as the top driver of online incivility