A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll has revealed that 64% of Internet users use Facebook at least once a day. The company’s March survey had showed 68% using the network.

The survey has also found that most of the Facebook users know how to change their privacy settings for their security.

Chris Kahn and David Ingram say, “According to the poll, more Facebook users said they knew how to guard their personal information on the site than users of other social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr.It found that 74 percent of Facebook users said they were aware of their current privacy settings, and 78 percent said they knew how to change them.

In comparison, 60 percent of Instagram users said they knew their current privacy settings and 65 percent said they knew how to change them. And 55 percent of Twitter users knew their privacy settings, and 58 percent knew how to use them.

Despite their understanding of Facebook’s privacy settings, only 23 percent of its users said they have “total control” over the information they store on the platform. Another 49 percent said they have “some control,” and 20 percent said they had “no control.” The remaining 9 percent said they do not know how much control they have”.

Three-quarters Facebook users as active or more since privacy scandal: Reuters/Ipsos poll

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