A January 2024 survey of adults in the United Kingdom (UK) found that 15 percent of the respondents encounter suspicious posts on social media at least once a week. At least once a month of such encounters was the case for 13 percent of them. Additionally, eight percent said they see such posts on social networks every day.
January 2024
United Kingdom
9th to 11th January, 2024
2,005 respondents
16 years and older
Original question: "For this question, please think about your own experiences receiving suspicious content or activity. This can range from receiving contact from someone unknown or seeing an unusual link to click on, to instances when you were directly impacted (e.g. lost money, received sub-standard goods, spoken to a person you thought was someone else).How often, if ever, have you experienced suspicious content or activity via each of the following methods of communication? A post on social media (e.g. Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Snapchat)"
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Suspicious content encounters
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Crypto and scams
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