* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB10a How easy or difficult did you find it to change the privacy settings of your personal profile?"
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Perceived difficulty of changing privacy settings on social media in the EU-28 2015
This statistic displays the results of a survey on the perceived difficulty of changing profile privacy settings on social media sites in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015. During the survey, it was found that 21 percent of respondents stated that changing privacy settings on their social media profiles was fairly difficult.
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). Perceived difficulty of changing profile privacy settings on social media sites in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/534091/difficulty-level-of-changing-privacy-settings-on-social-media-in-the-eu/
European Commission. "Perceived difficulty of changing profile privacy settings on social media sites in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015*." Chart. June 24, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/534091/difficulty-level-of-changing-privacy-settings-on-social-media-in-the-eu/
European Commission. (2015). Perceived difficulty of changing profile privacy settings on social media sites in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/534091/difficulty-level-of-changing-privacy-settings-on-social-media-in-the-eu/
European Commission. "Perceived Difficulty of Changing Profile Privacy Settings on Social Media Sites in The European Union (Eu-28) as of March 2015*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Jun 2015, /statistics/534091/difficulty-level-of-changing-privacy-settings-on-social-media-in-the-eu/
European Commission, Perceived difficulty of changing profile privacy settings on social media sites in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/534091/difficulty-level-of-changing-privacy-settings-on-social-media-in-the-eu/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Perceived difficulty of changing profile privacy settings on social media sites in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015* [Graph], European Commission, June 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/534091/difficulty-level-of-changing-privacy-settings-on-social-media-in-the-eu/
