The average Briton has 15 'internet regrets' -- things they wish they hadnt done online -- according to a recent survey.
Everyone has in the heat of the moment posted something onto the internet without realizing the possible consequences. From rants about work and the boss to compromising photos and soppy status updates about the ex.
Custard Online Marketing -- which commissioned the study of 2,000 people, said that the typical Brit deletes 10 posts from their social networks every year.
"Its perhaps not surprising that so many adults have regrets lurking on their social media profiles", Sam Allcock of Custard Online told theWestern Morning News. "Our frequent access to smartphones and tablets makes it easier for us to post photos and comments at times we really shouldnt. We suspect that everyone has made the mistake of posting too much information online, so at least its something everyone can relate to".
Facebook is the social network that receives the most deletions and is the focus of most of the regrets, followed by Twitter. The average user admits that they have at least two photos of an ex, a mad rant about work and at least two drunken posts.
Almost one in three respondents in the survey admitted that they had got in trouble with their boss for their social media posts, while 31 percent said theyd had a telling off from their family.
On the other hand, people who post constant selfies, updates about babies and pictures of food leave Brits fuming at their news feeds.
The list in its entirety:
1. Unflattering photographs 2. Raucous, drunken photos 3. Immature comments 4. Boring status updates 5. Over-emotional outbursts 6. Posts giving an opinion I no longer have 7. Photos of me, doing things I shouldnt have done 8. Photos of me in skimpy clothing/underwear 9. Loved up or soppy comments about an ex or partner 10. Bad language 11. Controversial opinions that people get offended at 12. Jokes in bad taste 13. Bitching about someone 14. Vain selfies 15. Pictures of food
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Top social networking regrets include immature comments, boring updates and vain selfies