1. Civility, Safety & Interaction Online
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Civility, Safety & Interaction Online
Germany, January 2019
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2. Key Findings – Germany
The nature of online risk types: The types of risks that stood out for Germany compared to the global averages included: 1) receiving offensive or obscene content, 2)  being called offensive names, and 3) receiving unwanted persistent demands to develop a romantic or sexual relationship
Our social circles became more risky: Within Germany, risks from family and friends also increased significantly to 28%, up 14 points from the previous year
More Germans experience no pain: On the positive side, 30% of Germans felt no pain from online risks, which is significantly higher than the rest of the world
Consequences were up; positive actions were down: Germans matched the WW trend for consequences, and were more likely to become stressed due to an online risk vs. the prior year
Millennials and teenage boys were hit hardest by risks: More German teenage boys suffered moderate to severe pain from risks compared to their global peers (60% vs. 56%)
There was a surge in teens asking for help. Like most other countries, in Germany, there was a surge in teens asking for help with online risks from adults: 31% asked for help from their parents and 54% asked for help from another adult – German teens even outpaced the impressive global averages in this category
Big improvement in Microsoft's Digital Civility Index (DC)I: Germany (-8) registered a large gain in DCI and is ranked #5 of the 22 countries surveyed

3. Nature of online risk types in Germany
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Nature of online risk types in Germany
The most common types of unwanted contact were being asked inappropriate or personal questions by a stranger and being contacted after making it clear contact was unwelcome; receiving offensive or obscene content in Germany matched the global average 
Germans were most likely to encounter internet hoaxes and fake news, but both were noticeably below the global averages 
Various forms of bullying were the most typical behavioral risks experienced in Germany
Receipt of unwanted sexual imagery or messages dominated this category both in Germany and globally; unwelcomed demands to develop a romantic or sexual relationship were 8-points higher in Germany than globally
Q2.01 Please choose which of the following TYPES of Unwanted Contact you have ever experienced. Q2.02 Please choose which of the following TYPES of Hoaxes, scams or, frauds you have ever experienced.
Q2.03 Please choose which of the following TYPES of offensive behavior you have ever experienced. Q2.04. …Please choose which of the following TYPES of Sexual risks you have experienced ever.
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4. Social circles became riskier in Germany
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Social circles became riskier in Germany
Worldwide, while 62% of online risks were sourced from strangers and people respondents knew online only, family & friends accounted for 28% of online risks, up 11 points YOY
Within Germany, risks stemming from family and friends also increased significantly to 28%, up 14 points from the previous year
JR add
Risks from family & friends +14 points in Germany
(+11  WW)
*Added in Latest Wave
Q2a. Which types of people have, in the past treated you in an unsafe or uncivil manner online?
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5. More Germans experience no pain from online risks
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More Germans experience no pain from online risks
Worldwide, 55% of consumers reported experiencing moderate or severe pain due to online risks with 16% saying they felt no pain at all
Within Germany, moderate to severe pain was experienced by 49% of consumers, 6 points below the global average
Meanwhile, 30% of Germans felt no pain at all from online risks, nearly double the percentage posted by the rest of the world
Q5.1: How much emotional, psychological or physical pain did you suffer because of…
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Germans fared better in consequences from risks, but took less positive action
Worldwide, there was an increase in consequences from online risks and a decrease in positive actions; the top five consequences showed 3- or 4-point increases from the previous year; people also were less likely to take positive actions following risk exposure (-3 to -5 points)
Germans were more likely to become stressed from risk exposure vs. the previous year
Germans were less likely to pause before replying to online disagreements and defend someone who was treated uncivilly online; Germans, however, were more likely to use tighter privacy settings on social media
*Worldwide trend based on 20 countries common in latest research and prior year
**Digital Civility Challenge item
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7. Millennials and Teenage boys were hit the hardest
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Millennials and Teenage boys were hit the hardest
Online risks had some of the strongest impacts on millennials and teenage boys in terms of risk exposure, consequences and the attendant psychological, physical and emotional pain
Overall exposure to risks as measured by DCI and average number of risks was lower than the global averages
A larger percentage of teenage boys in Germany suffered moderate to severe pain from online risks compared to their global peers (60% vs. 56%)
Q2: Which of these has ever happened to you or to a friend/family member ONLINE? Q9: ….Please tell us if any of the following has ever happened to you or to a friend/family member as a consequence of being treated uncivilly? Q5.1: How much emotional, psychological or physical pain did you suffer because of…
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8. More teens asked for help with online risks
Worldwide, there was a surge in teenagers asking for help with online risks from both parents (+32 points to 42%) and adults (+19 points to 28%)
In Germany, teens registered readings even higher than the global averages in asking for help from a parent or another adult; they also show massive increases in asking for help from grown-ups compared to the previous year
Asking parents for help jumped 41 points
Asking another adult for help rose 25 points
Q12: Have you ever taken any of the following actions after you were treated in an unsafe or uncivil manner online?

9. 2/17/2019
DCI trend
DCI Rank
Country
Region
2 years ago
prior year
latest research
Global 65 68 66 2
United States
N. America 56 61 51 8
Canada 60 1
United Kingdom
W. Europe 45 50 3
France 58 52 4
Belgium 59 5
Germany 62 57 9
Italy 63 11
Ireland 64 16
Hungary
CEE 73 72 19
Russia 74 75 6
Malaysia
APAC 7
India 10
Singapore 15
Vietnam 71 12
Mexico
Latam 76 69 13
Brazil 70 17
Colombia 77 18
Argentina 20
Chile 22
Peru 78 79 14
Turkey
MEA 21
South Africa
Worldwide, Microsoft’s Digital Civility Index (DCI) fell two points from the previous year driven by a widespread decline in unwanted contact
Germany (-8) registered a large gain in DCI and is ranked #5 of the 22 countries surveyed
*Worldwide trend based on 20 countries common in latest research and prior year
Q2: Which of these has ever happened to you or to a friend/family member ONLINE?
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