This statistic presents the share of reasons that Facebook users in the United States are sharing less content with friends and followers on social media as of April 2018. According to the findings, 47 percent of surveyed Facebook users reported that the main reason as to why they were sharing less content with friends and followers on the social media platform was due to their privacy concerns revolving around Facebook itself.
Reasons that Facebook users in the United States are sharing less content with friends and followers on social media as of April 2018
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eMarketer. (June 19, 2018). Reasons that Facebook users in the United States are sharing less content with friends and followers on social media as of April 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881655/reasons-facebook-users-share-less-content-followers-friends-social-media/
eMarketer. "Reasons that Facebook users in the United States are sharing less content with friends and followers on social media as of April 2018." Chart. June 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881655/reasons-facebook-users-share-less-content-followers-friends-social-media/
eMarketer. (2018). Reasons that Facebook users in the United States are sharing less content with friends and followers on social media as of April 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881655/reasons-facebook-users-share-less-content-followers-friends-social-media/
eMarketer. "Reasons That Facebook Users in The United States Are Sharing Less Content with Friends and Followers on Social Media as of April 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881655/reasons-facebook-users-share-less-content-followers-friends-social-media/
eMarketer, Reasons that Facebook users in the United States are sharing less content with friends and followers on social media as of April 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881655/reasons-facebook-users-share-less-content-followers-friends-social-media/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Reasons that Facebook users in the United States are sharing less content with friends and followers on social media as of April 2018 [Graph], eMarketer, June 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881655/reasons-facebook-users-share-less-content-followers-friends-social-media/