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U.S. negative social media experiences 2017

Have you ever had the following negative experience as a result of being active on social media?

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. According to the August 2017 survey, 71% of respondents had felt offended by posts, comments, or pictures they had seen on social media.

Been offended by posts, comments or pictures I`ve seen	71	20	51	22	7
Unintended persons viewed links I posted or comments I made	45	11	34	48	8
Bought something/spent money online I did not intend to	36	10	26	56	8
Lost a potential job opportunity because of pictures or posts I`ve made online	13	6	7	78	9
Got in trouble with school or work because of pictures posted of me online	13	7	6	78	9

U.S. negative social media experiences 2017

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