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Oversharing, tagging irk FB users: study

February 04, 2014 11:09 pm | Updated May 18, 2016 05:58 am IST - Washington:

Facebook turns ten and a reality-check of its users reportedly points to their irksome habits like oversharing, unasked tagging and even the feeling of jealousy!

A study by the Pew Research Center, in its study about the decade-old social networking giant, charts the habits of its users.

According to Cnet, the study indicates that about 36 percent of Facebook users do not like it when their friends ‘overshare’, simply put, post about every mundane detail about their lives on the site. This clutters their news feed.

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Users said that it is also annoying when friends share information about them, like photos, without first asking permission.

Users often feel jealous when they see others having fun during social activities, in which they weren’t included in, and only 5 percent of those surveyed admitted not being scared of missing out, according to the study.

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