No one actually deleted Facebook

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published 29 March 2018

For those who weren't convinced Facebook knew everything about its users, the Cambridge Analytica scandal sure cleared things up.

In the aftermath, the internet screamed for users to #DeleteFacebook and protect their privacy, but a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows no one really did. Since Facebook's privacy breach was revealed, only 14 percent of U.S. adults changed their social media credentials. Just 22 percent started using a private browsing window, and only 4 percent have switched to using encrypted communication apps like WhatsApp.

Meanwhile, Facebook is still as popular as ever, Reuters reported. More than half of adults still use Facebook multiple times a day. Of those who don't, only 16 percent say it's because they're concerned about privacy.

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It seems Facebook's lack of privacy is in fact what everyone signed up for. The poll surveyed 2,237 U.S. adults from March 21-23 and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points. Read more at Reuters.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.