Privacy management on social media sites
February 26, 2012
Social network users are becoming more active in pruning and managing their accounts. Women and younger users tend to unfriend more than others.
About two-thirds of internet users use social networking sites (SNS) and all the major metrics for profile management are up, compared to 2009: 63% of them have deleted people from their “friends” lists, up from 56% in 2009; 44% have deleted comments made by others on their profile; and 37% have removed their names from photos that were tagged to identify them. Some 67% of women who maintain a profile say they have deleted people from their network, compared with 58% of men. Likewise, young adults are more active unfrienders when compared with older users.
Privacy management on social media sites Study: We're getting less friendly on Facebook (AP) Study: Women unfriend more people than men on social media sites (The Hill) Survey: Most Consumers Use Privacy Settings To Control Social Network Profiles (National Journal) As Privacy Concerns Grow, More Social Media Users Are “Unfriending” (Wall Street Journal) Users getting smarter about online privacy (Washington Post) Teens Care More About Online Privacy Than You Think (The Atlantic)