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# Survey Finds 40% Deleted Social Media Accounts Due to Privacy Concerns
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/survey-finds-40-deleted-social-media-accounts-due-to-privacy-concerns/
- Published: 2018-06-18T19:08:34.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-30T18:43:13.000Z
- Author: Guest Columnist
- Tags: B to C, Insights, Social Media, #Import 2026-10-08 18:49

**There is a serious lack of trust in social media such as Facebook and Twitter** and consumers expect brands that advertise on such platforms to urgently find solutions, according to research published Monday, reported [**CNBC**](https://www.cnbc.com/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com)**.**

Privacy concerns and the circulation of fake news are contributing to people’s distrust of content on social platforms, said the study by public relations consultancy **Edelman,** with 70 percent of respondents expecting businesses and advertisers to put pressure on social media sites to address false information and remove offensive content, CNBC reported.

Context was also seen as important by people surveyed, with **48 percent saying it’s a brand’s fault if its advertising appears next to hate speech** or violent content.

“We learned that there is a serious lack of confidence in social media in all regions of the world. This is a cry from the heart; people are scared. They are outraged about the violation of their privacy, and uncertain about the truth because of the plague of fake news,” said the consultancy’s president and **CEO Richard Edelman** in a statement emailed to CNBC.

**Forty percent of those surveyed had deleted at least one social media account in the past year** because of privacy concerns and 62 percent wanted more regulation of such platforms, said CNBC. [More here.](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/18/people-are-deleting-social-media-accounts-due-to-privacy-worries.html?%5F%5Fsource=twitter%7Cmain&ref=capitolcommunicator.com)