Users vacate Facebook over serious privacy concerns Julie WilsonInfowars.comSeptember 17, 2013 A new report by the Daily Mail reveals Facebook users are abandoning the social media giant at an unprecedented rate over privacy concerns. Photo: Sebastien Wiertz via Flickr New research shows Facebook has lost a total of eleven million users, nine million in the US and two million in Britain. Researchers at the University of Vienna analyzed 600 users and found they quit for the following reasons: Privacy concerns – 48.3 percentGeneral dissatisfaction – 13.5 percentShallow conversations – 12.6 percentFear of becoming addicted – 6 percent Studies show the majority of users that quit the site were older males. Facebook, among other tech giants, have been repeatedly under scrutiny for their lack of user privacy, including turning over thousands of user’s info to the government. In August, Infowars revealed Facebook submitted information on approximately 38,000 users in 74 countries during the first half of 2013. Over half of the requests originated from inside of the United States.
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