Facebook 's app has been removed from the mobile devices of 26 % of Americans in the past year , according to data from the Pew Research Center . Over half (54 per cent) of Facebook users aged 18 and older have adjusted their privacy settings in the past 12 months, while 42 per cent have taken a break from checking the app for several weeks or more. Meanwhile , 74 % of users have implemented measures to limit the platform ’s access to their life and 54 % of people aged 18 or older have changed their privacy settings .
Facebook 's app has been removed from the mobile devices of 26 % of Americans in the past year , according to data from the Pew Research Center . Meanwhile , 74 % of users have implemented measures to limit the platform ’s access to their life and 54 % of people aged 18 or older have changed their privacy settings .