This statistic presents the behavioral changes over Facebook privacy concerns by adults in the United States as of April 2018. According to the findings, 31.29 percent of respondents stated that they were planning on using Facebook much less in the future due to privacy concerns regarding the social media platform. Additionally, 9.41 percent of respondents reported to have completely deleted their Facebook account after becoming aware of Facebook's usage of their private data.
Facebook usage changers over privacy concerns by adults in the United States as of April 2018
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Creative Strategies. (January 5, 2019). Facebook usage changers over privacy concerns by adults in the United States as of April 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972877/behavioral-changes-consumers-facebook-privacy-concerns-usa/
Creative Strategies. "Facebook usage changers over privacy concerns by adults in the United States as of April 2018." Chart. January 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972877/behavioral-changes-consumers-facebook-privacy-concerns-usa/
Creative Strategies. (2019). Facebook usage changers over privacy concerns by adults in the United States as of April 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972877/behavioral-changes-consumers-facebook-privacy-concerns-usa/
Creative Strategies. "Facebook Usage Changers over Privacy Concerns by Adults in The United States as of April 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972877/behavioral-changes-consumers-facebook-privacy-concerns-usa/
Creative Strategies, Facebook usage changers over privacy concerns by adults in the United States as of April 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972877/behavioral-changes-consumers-facebook-privacy-concerns-usa/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Facebook usage changers over privacy concerns by adults in the United States as of April 2018 [Graph], Creative Strategies, January 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972877/behavioral-changes-consumers-facebook-privacy-concerns-usa/