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Studies in the Netherlands show that 14% of girls and 6% of boys aged 12-25 had at least one experience with sexting that they found annoying, and girls receive unwanted sexual advances on the internet about three times more often than boys. Online sexual harassment is defined as receiving unwanted, offensive, sexually oriented messages or experiencing inappropriate sexual advances through social media or online chat rooms, and can take forms such as shame-sexting, grooming, revenge pornography, sextortion, and online distribution of sexual violence. Victims often experience feelings of shame, anxiety, and stress, and may withdraw from social activities, and young people and girls are at increased risk. Professionals are required to use the Reporting Code when encountering a form of domestic violence, abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and should consider points of attention such as speaking to victims alone, explaining where they can get help, and discussing parents' support for minors.