B
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15%
15% -- share posted something later regretted for US adults aged 18-29 on social media (2026)
15% of survey respondents aged 18 to 29 reported posting something on social media that they later regretted.
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15%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Social Media Today
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Tier C
http://reputation911.com/social-media-and-privacy/ ↗
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Social Media and Privacy
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Social Media Today
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US adults aged 18-29 on social media: 15% share posted something later regretted. Source: Social Media Today (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/smt-regretted-posts-young-adults-15
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