Women are more likely than men to delete friends from their online social networks and tend to choose more restrictive privacy settings, according to a study published on Friday.
The study by the Pew Research Centre Internet and American Life Project also found
- Men are nearly twice as likely as women to have posted content online that they later regret.
- Sixty-three percent of social network users have deleted people from their friend lists.
- Sixty-seven percent of women said they have deleted friends compared with 58 percent of men.
When it comes to privacy:
- 58 percent of social network users set their profile to private so that only friends can see it.
- 19% allow friends of friends to view their profile and 20 percent keep their profile public.
- Women are significantly more likely than men - by a 67 percent to 48 percent margin - to set their profile to private
The study found that men are nearly twice as likely as women to have posted updates, comments, photos or videos that they later regret.
- Eleven percent of social network users say they have posted content they regret - 15 percent of men and eight percent of women.
The survey of 2,277 adults was conducted in April and May of last year (Sapa-AFP)
