Be it an embarrassing slip-up or a shameful challenge – many people delete one or two old postings afterwards. But is the embarrassment really out of the net?
Posts on social media that are years old can be quite embarrassing. According to a survey, one in three Germans is ashamed of their social media posts.
ProSieben taff asked and actually: Many people are ashamed of their old postings and have already deleted them. Some social media accounts have even been forgotten and the content remaining there is seen as embarrassing by previous post creators.
Of shameful slip-ups and challenges
Many also consciously hide their postings, for example from the boss . And for good reason: Anyone who took part in a questionable challenge at a young age, posted while drunk or showed off an outfit that was too revealing fears for their job.
Even insulting comments or embarrassing events will be deleted as quickly as possible. But isn’t it famously said: “the Internet doesn’t forget”?
Are old posts really gone if I delete them?
According to social media expert Helge Ruff, embarrassing posts can be deleted at any time, but the question is, of course, who saw it in the meantime. The user has no influence if others, for example, take screenshots of the embarrassment.
Also or especially in social networks, the following applies: think first, then do or click!
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