Nowadays, life without the internet would be unthinkable. Technologies are advancing so much and so are we with them that everything would be harder for us to access and too unusual. Sometimes we wonder how it was for people before? Maybe it was even easier for them, considering that such progress brings with it a lot of dangers and risks. Dangers that can affect a person even when he is not aware that they affect him. Sometimes a joke is no longer as harmless and fun as someone thinks it is. Information is spreading faster and faster and it doesn’t just bring positive sides with it. Abuse is something that happens around us every day and is becoming more common. With the emergence and development of new technologies, a new type of abuse has developed - Virtual abuse. Virtual abuse is any harassment that occurs over the internet. There are many types of virtual abuse, and some of them are sexting, flaming, cyberstalking and many others. No one can escape this kind of abuse, but they must know how to deal with it. It’s hard to escape since it’s based on emotion and is always present. The most common problem is when a person is unaware of its presence. The extent of virtual abuse is shown by a survey. The survey shows which age groups are most at risk and how much is aware of the existence of abuse. Children are starting to use the internet at an early age, so virtual abuse is becoming more widespread among younger populations and it greatly affects them. Older generations are still struggling to learn and don’t have all the solutions they should or could have. Numerous organizations try to educate teachers, parents and all people as much as possible about the dangers that come with proper struggle. The reasons why it comes and how people who do it feel I will try to determine. There are a number of ways to reduce virtual abuse around us and some are just the simplest login account. It’s not always that simple but it’s a good start to find out if a problem is born.