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U.S. negative social media experiences 2017, by age group

Share of internet users in the United States who have ever had negative experiences as a result of being active on social media as of August 2017, by age group

The data depicts the share of internet users in the U.S. who have had negative experiences as a result from being active on social media, sorted by age group. According to the August 2017 survey, 21% of respondents aged 18 to 29 years had gotten in trouble with school or work because of pictures posted of them online.

Been offended by posts, comments or pictures I`ve seen	75	71	64
Unintended persons viewed links I posted or comments I made	56	45	28
Got in trouble with school or work because of pictures posted of me online	21	13	4
Lost a potential job opportunity because of pictures or posts I`ve made online	20	13	3
Bought something/spent money online I did not intend to	48	37	17

U.S. negative social media experiences 2017, by age group

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