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
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I plan on using Facebook much less in the future
31.29%
My Facebook usage has not change and I'll plan on using it as much as I always have
20.52%
I am much more careful about what I post on social media and what things I "like" or react to that brands or friends and family post on Facebook.
16.55%
I have changed my settings in Facebook to limit the amount of data Facebook can gather on me
13.38%
I have not stopped using Facebook but I do use it less than I used to
11.9%
I have deleted the Facebook app of my other devices
10.77%
I have deleted my Facebook account
9.41%
I have deleted the Facebook app from my smartphone
Question: "What changes have you made to the ways you use Facebook due to your concerns over your privacy? Select all that apply. If no statement fits your belief or opinion please write it in the text box labeled "other"."
Source did not specify the age range of respondents that were surveyed.
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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 July 22, 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 July 22, 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: July 22, 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/
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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/
