Laga soo bilaabo TikTok binges iyo godadka bakaylaha YouTube ilaa daba-galka Instagram -ka iyo quusitaanka qoto-dheer ee ^(Instagram)WebMD - waxaan ku sameynaa waxyaabo badan khadka tooska ah oo ay u badan tahay inaanan rabin inaan qaarkood u qirno dadka intooda badan.

Dhab ahaantii, waxaanu kaliya samaynay sahan dhexmara 1,000 Maraykan ah^(Americans) waxaana ogaanay in in ka badan 7 ka mid ah 10 (71%) ay ceeboobi doonaan haddii qof ay garanayaan uu heli karo taariikh nololeedkiisa internetka. Waxaan qodnay si aan u aragno waxa dhabta ah ee ay tahay in Maraykanku^(Americans) qariyo.

Natiijooyinka Muhiimka ah

• In ka badan kala badh dadka Maraykanka ah^(Americans) ayaa doorbidi lahaa in ay iska daayaan taleefankooda casriga ah muddo sannad ah intii taariikhda wax lagu baadho lagu daabici lahaa internetka.
• Qiyaastii saddex meelood meel dadka Maraykanka ah^(Americans) (32%) way ceeboobi doonaan haddii dadku arkaan inta wakhti ee ay ku qaataan baraha bulshada.
• Kuwa nadiifiya taariikhdooda baarista, 30% waxay sidaas sameeyaan si ay uga qariyaan xaasaskooda.
• Sannadkii la soo dhaafay, 2 ka mid ah 3dii qof ee Maraykan ah ayaa noqday kuwo aan raaxo lahayn in la wadaago fikradaha internetka.

Waxyaalaha ugu ceebta badan ee Maraykanku^(Americans) ku sameeyo internetka^(Internet)

Dad badan oo Maraykan ah^(Americans) ayaa naftooda ku baraarugay waxa ay internetka ku sameeyaan. Dadka Maraykanka ah ee^(Americans) aan baadhitaanka ku samaynay, 40% way ka xishoodaan haddii dadka kale ay arkaan inta wakhti ee ay wax ku akhriyaan internetka, qiyaastii saddex meelood meel (32%) way ka xishoodaan haddii dadku ay arkaan inta waqti ee ay ku qaataan baraha bulshada.

Ku dhawaad ​​kala badh (45%) dadka Maraykanka ah^(Americans) ayaa sheegaya in waxyaabaha ugu ceebta badan ee ay online ku sameeyaan ay tahay in ay raadiyaan dadka ay garanayaan si ay u helaan tafaasiil noloshooda ku saabsan oo ay u daawadaan waxyaabo laga xishoodo. Intarneedku waxa kale oo uu noqon karaa kaydka macluumaadka qarsoon: In ka badan saddex meelood meel dadka Maraykanka ah^(Americans) ayaa sheegay in ay raadiyaan xidhiidh, caafimaad iyo talo shakhsi oo kale oo online ah (38%) iyo sidoo kale cilmi baadhisyo astaamahooda caafimaad (36%). 

Markay Ameerikaanku^(Americans) eegaan dadka ay yaqaaniin, waxay aad u xiiseeyaan inay ogaadaan siday u egyihiin (56%) iyo sida qaab nololeedkoodu yahay (54%). 

Shanta shabakadood ee ugu sarreeya dadka Maraykanku^(Americans) way ka xishoodaan inay waqti ku qaataan waa: 

1. PornHub
2. Reddit
3. WebMD
4. TMZ
5. Buzzfeed

Waxaan ogaanay in raggu ay u muuqdaan inay ka xishoodaan caadooyinkooda lulataaye: 51% kuwa aan sahaminay waxay sheegeen inay aad uga xishoodeen inay waqti ku qaataan PornHub , marka la barbar dhigo 27% haweenka. Dhanka kale, haweenku waxay aad uga xishoon karaan weydiimaha caafimaadka la xiriira. Haweenka aan xog-ururinta ku sameeyay, 16% waxay sheegeen inay aad uga xishoodeen inay waqti ku qaataan WebMD , marka loo eego 7% ragga.

Dadka Maraykanku^(Americans) waxay rabaan inay qariyaan hawshooda khadka tooska^{(Their Online Activity)} ah, gaar ahaan qoyska^(Family) iyo asxaabta

In kasta oo Maraykanku^(Americans) ay qirteen waxa ay naga xishoodaan, runtii ma rabaan in ay u sheegaan caadooyinkooda qof kale. Badi (54%) dadka Maraykanka^(Americans) ahi waxay door bidaan inay iska daayaan adeegsigooda casriga ah muddo sannad ah intii ay cimrigooda oo dhan taariikhda wax baadhista internet-ka ku daabacan online. 

Hadda, qiyaas xubnaha qoyskaagu inay arkayaan waxaad raadinaysay. Kuwa la waraystay, 43% ayaa aad uga^(most) xishoon doona haddii waalidkood ay arkaan taariikhdooda wax raadinta. Sidaa darteed, waxaan helnay 2 ka mid ah 3 Mareykan ah oo nadiifiya taariikhdooda wax raadinta^{(clear their browsing histories)} , iyo seddex meelood oo meel ayaa sidaas sameeya ugu yaraan toddobaadle. Intaa waxaa dheer, in ka badan 7 10kii Ameerikaan ah^(Americans) (71%) waxay isticmaalaan qarsoodi ama baaritaanno gaar ah^{(incognito or private searches)} - iyo in ka badan kala bar (57%) ayaa isticmaala ugu yaraan toddobaadle. 

Ameerikaanku^(Americans) waxay nadiifiyaan taariikhdooda browserka waxayna isticmaalaan raadinta qarsoodiga sababo yar oo kala duwan dartood. Badi (79%) ayaa isticmaala hababkan goobista si ay uga hortagaan la socodka xogta cid saddexaad - ma aha in ay ka qariyaan qoysaskooda ama asxaabtooda. 

Laakiin marka ay timaado nadiifinta taariikhda browserka, qarinta qoyska ayaa hubaal ah inay tahay mudnaanta. Dadka Maraykanka ah^(Americans) ee nadiifiya taariikhdooda, 30% waxay sidaas sameeyaan si ay uga qariyaan lamaanayaashooda; 23% waxay caddeeyaan taariikhdooda si ay uga qariyaan carruurtooda; iyo 22% waalidkood. Taas bedelkeeda, madaxda iyo dadka la shaqeeya ma aha walaac weyn. 

Dadka da'da yar ee Maraykanka ah^(Americans) kumana faanaan ^(Proud)wakhtiga^(Time) oo dhan^(All) ay ku qaataan internetka

Waan ognahay Gen Z iyo kun- sannadda ^(Millennial) Ameerika^(Americans) waxay u isticmaalaan internetka si aad uga duwan - iyo inta badan si aad u ballaaran - marka loo eego Gen Xers ama Boomers Baby^{(Baby Boomers)} . Iyada oo kala duwanaanshahaas ay si muuqata u kala aragti duwan yihiin caadooyinkooda. In ka badan 2 ka mid ah 5 (45%) dhalinyarada qaangaarka ah ayaa ka xishooda waqtiga ay wax ku akhriyaan waxyaabaha qaarkood onlaynka, marka la barbar dhigo 26% dadka da'da ah ee Maraykanka^(Americans) . Waxaa dheer, ku dhawaad ​​2 3diiba (65%) dhalinyarada qaangaarka ah way ka xishoodaan haddii dadku ogaadaan cidda ay ka eegeen khadka ama ay arkaan noocyada waxyaabaha ay daawanayaan. 

Dadka qaangaarka ah ee da'da yar waxay ku dhow yihiin labanlaab in ka badan kuwa da'da weyn ee Maraykanka^(Americans) inay waqti ku qaataan raadinta dadka, nuxurka, iyo talada internetka. Waxa kale oo ay yihiin dukaameystayaal khadka tooska ah: Saddex meelood meel (35%) ayaa ka faa'iidaysta fursadaha ecommerce si ay uga dukaamaystaan ​​badeecadaha aanay shakhsi ahaan ku iibsanayn, marka la barbar dhigo 17% kaliya ee dadka da'da ah ee Maraykanka^(Americans) . 

Qayb ka mid ah korriinka warbaahinta bulshada ayaa dib u eegaysa taariikh dheer oo qoraallo ah^{(relatively long history of posts)} - iyo waxa ku jira had iyo jeer si fiican uma da'da. Ku dhawaad ​​kala badh (47%) dhalinyarada qaangaarka ah ayaa tirtiray baraha bulshada sababtoo ah way ka xishoodeen cidda arki karta, marka loo eego 29% dadka waaweyn ee Maraykanka. 

Dadka^(Young) qaangaarka ah ee da'da yar kaliya kama werweraan waxa waalidkood ka heli karaan kombuyuutarkooda ama taleefannada gacanta. Ku dhawaad ​​1 ka mid ah 3dii (32%) dhalinyarada qaangaarka ah waxay nadiifiyaan taariikhdooda wax raadinta si ay uga qariyaan lamaanayaashooda, ku dhawaad ​​saddex meelood meel (28%) waxay sidaas sameeyaan si ay caadooyinkooda uga qariyaan asxaabtooda.

Dumarku waxay ciyaaraan ciyaarta isbarbardhigga^{(Comparison Game)} , halka ragga^(Men) ay ka walwalaan lamaanayaashooda inay ^(Partners)arkaan^(Their) waxa ay ku sugan yihiin

Dumarka iyo ragga ayaa inta ay le'eg yihiin ka eega dadka ay ku yaqaanaan baraha bulshada, laakiin dumarka (38%) ayaa aad uga xishooda waqtiga ay ku qaataan baraha bulshada marka loo eego ragga (26%). La yaab maaha, markaa, in dumarku aad ugu dhow yihiin inay qariyaan nuxurka ay wadaagaan. In ka badan kala badh (52%) ayaa qoraalo qarsoon ku leh baraha bulshada, marka la barbardhigo 43% ragga. 

Marka la barbardhigo ragga, dumarku waxay aad u xiiseeyaan dadka ay garanayaan, waxayna isticmaalaan internetka si ay ula socdaan macluumaadka. Dumarka, 62% waxay eegaan dadka ay garanayaan si ay u arkaan qaab nololeedkooda; 40% waxay eegaan shaqooyinkooda; iyo 34% hubi inay carruur leeyihiin iyo in kale.  

Iyadoo dumarku is barbar dhigayaan, raggu waxay ka xanaaqsan yihiin lamaanayaashooda inay ogaadaan waxa ay ku sugan yihiin. Marka ay timaado taariikhda baarista, 3 ka mid ah 4tii nin ayaa ka xishooda tooda, iyo 1 ka mid ah 4 ayaa sheegay in ay aad^(most) uga xishoodaan haddii lamaanayaashoodu ay arkaan taariikhdooda baarista (marka loo eego 18% haweenka). Raggu waxay aad ugu dhowdahay inay u nadiifiyaan taariikhdooda baadhista si gaar ah marka loo eego ujeedooyinka dayactirka. Mid saddexaad ayaa caddeeya taariikhdooda si ay uga qariyaan lamaanayaashooda gaar ahaan. 

Ku dhawaad ​​​​saddex meelood meel (29%) ragga ayaa ka xishoon doona haddii lamaanayaashoodu ay arkaan waxa ay ka eegayaan baraha bulshada, marka la barbardhigo 20% haweenka. Raggu sidoo kale waxay aad ugu dhowdahay inay qariyaan qoraallada warbaahinta bulshada ee lammaanaha marka loo eego dumarka (27% vs. 21%) oo xitaa isticmaalaan xisaabaadka warbaahinta bulshada ee aan la aqoonsanin in ka badan dumarka (49% vs. 43%). 

Waxay ku sii kordhaysaa cabsida^{(Getting Scarier)} dadka Maraykanku^(Americans) inay ku wadaagaan ^(Online)ra'yigooda ^(Their) onlayn^(Opinions)  

Isku soo wada duuboo, dadka Maraykanku waxay ka baqayaan inay ra'yigooda ku wadaagaan khadka, 67% waxay noqdeen kuwo aan raaxo lahayn wadaaga sannadkii hore, halka 38% ay ka walaacsan yihiin in qof uu isticmaalo fikradahan ay wadaagaan iyaga oo ka soo horjeeda. Waxa xiisaha lihi leh, walaacani aad uguma kala duwana dhinac ama lab iyo dhedig. 

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, ragga iyo dadka qaba aragtiyaha muxaafidka ah waxay dareemayaan inay la kulmaan takoor dheeraad ah. Raggu waxay aad ugu dhow yihiin dumarka inay sheegaan in la ganaaxay ama laga mamnuucay inay ku xad-gudbaan xeerarka anshaxa baraha bulshada (15% vs. 7%). Jamhuuriyeyaashu^{(Republicans)} waxay aad ugu dhow yihiin Dimuqraadiyiinta^(Democrats) inay soo sheegaan ciqaabta ama mamnuucida (17% vs. 8%).

Malaha wax la yaab leh maaha in isticmaalka warbaahinta bulshada ee qarsoodiga ahi uu sii kordhayo caan. Ku dhawaad ​​kala badh (47%) dadka Maraykanku^(Americans) waxay soo sheegaan iyagoo isticmaalaya apps bulshada si qarsoodi ah, gaar ahaan Reddit , Twitter , iyo Instagram . Dadka Maraykanku^(Americans) waxay sheegeen in akoonnada qarsoodiga ahi ay u oggolaadaan inay ilaashadaan gaar ahaanshahooda (78%) oo ay si xor ah u hadlaan (43%). 

Gabagabo

Dadka Maraykanku^(Americans) waxay qirtaan inay internetka ku sameeyaan waxyaabo badan oo laga xishoodo. Qaar badan oo iyaga ka mid ah, nadiifinta taariikhaha baadhista iyo adeegsiga raadinta qarsoodiga ah waxay dhammaan ku saabsan tahay ilaalinta sirta - maaha kuwa jabsada, laakiin saaxiibada iyo qoyska. Haddii aad la yaabban tahay siyaabo badan oo aad ku ilaalin karto sirtaada ama xitaa kaliya hagaajinta shaqada kombuyuutarkaaga, fiiri talooyinkayada kumbuyuutarka . 

Habka:^{(Methodology:)} Waxaan samaynay sahan dhexmara 1,001 Maraykan^(Americans) ah Juun 21^{(June 21)} , 2022. Burburka jinsiga wuxuu ahaa 49% Rag^(Men) , 48% Dumar^(Women) , iyo 3% Aan laba-la'aan ahayn^(Nonbinary) . Burburka da'da wuxuu ahaa 10% Boomers Baby^{(Baby Boomers)} , 20% Gen X , 45% Millennials , iyo 24% Gen Z. ^{(Gen Z)}Ku biirista xisbiyada siyaasadeed waxay ahayd 48% Dimuqraadi^(Democrat) , 33% Madaxbanaan^{(Independent)} , 17% Jamhuuriya^(Republican) , iyo 2% Kale. 

Survey: The Internet Habits Americans Are Hiding

From TikΤok binges and YoυTube rabbit holes to Instagram stalking аnd WebMD deep diveѕ — we do so many things online that we probаbly wouldn’t want to admit some of them to most people.

In fact, we just conducted a survey among 1,000 Americans and found that just over 7 in 10 (71%) would be embarrassed if someone they knew had access to their lifetime internet browsing history. We dug in to see what exactly Americans have to hide.

Key Findings

• Over half of Americans would rather give up their smartphone for a year than have their browsing history published online.
• About a third of Americans (32%) would be embarrassed if people saw how much time they spent on social media.
• Of those who clear their browsing histories, 30% do so to hide them from their spouses.
• Over the past year, 2 in 3 Americans have become more uncomfortable sharing opinions online.

The Most Embarrassing Things Americans Do on the Internet

Many Americans are self-conscious about what they do online. Of the Americans we surveyed, 40% would be embarrassed if other people saw how much time they spend reading about certain things online, and about a third (32%) would be embarrassed if people saw how much time they spent on social media.

Nearly half (45%) of Americans say the most embarrassing things they do online are look up people they know to get details about their lives and watch embarrassing content. The internet can also be a treasure trove of intimate information: Over a third of Americans said they search for relationship, health and other personal advice online (38%) as well as research their medical symptoms (36%). 

When Americans look up people they know, they’re most curious to find out what they look like (56%) and what their lifestyles are like (54%). 

The top five websites Americans are most embarrassed to spend time on are: 

1. PornHub
2. Reddit
3. WebMD
4. TMZ
5. Buzzfeed

We found that men tend to be more embarrassed about their porn habits: 51% of those we surveyed said they were most embarrassed to spend time on PornHub, compared to 27% of women. On the other hand, women might be more ashamed of their health-related queries. Of the women we surveyed, 16% reported they were most embarrassed to spend time on WebMD, versus 7% of men.

Americans Want to Hide Their Online Activity, Especially from Family and Friends

Though Americans admitted what they’re embarrassed about to us, they really don’t want to disclose their habits to anyone else. A majority (54%) of Americans would rather give up their smartphone use for a year than have their lifetime internet browsing history published online. 

Now, imagine your family members seeing what you’ve been searching for. Of those surveyed, 43% would be most embarrassed if their parents saw their browsing history. Accordingly, we found 2 in 3 Americans clear their browsing histories, and a third do so at least weekly. In addition, just over 7 in 10 Americans (71%) use incognito or private searches — and more than half (57%) use them at least weekly. 

Americans clear their browser histories and use incognito searches for slightly different reasons. A majority (79%) use these search modes to prevent data tracking from third parties — not to hide from their families or friends. 

But when it comes to clearing browser histories, hiding from family is definitely a priority. Of Americans who clear their histories, 30% do so to hide it from their partners; 23% clear their histories to hide them from their kids; and 22% from their parents. By contrast, bosses and coworkers aren’t a big concern. 

Younger Americans Aren’t Proud of All the Time They Spend Online

We know Gen Z and Millennial Americans use the internet much differently — and often more extensively — than Gen Xers or Baby Boomers. With those differences come markedly different attitudes about their habits. More than 2 in 5 (45%) young adults are embarrassed about the time they spend reading about certain things online, compared to 26% of older Americans. Plus, nearly 2 in 3 (65%) young adults would be embarrassed if people knew who they looked up online or saw the kinds of content they watch. 

Young adults are about twice as likely as older Americans to spend time looking for people, content, and advice online. They’re also big online shoppers: Over a third (35%) take advantage of ecommerce options to shop for products that they wouldn’t buy in person, compared to just 17% of older Americans. 

Part of growing up with social media is looking back on a relatively long history of posts — and content doesn’t always age well. Nearly half (47%) of young adults have deleted a social media post because they’re embarrassed about who might see it, versus 29% of older Americans. 

Young adults aren’t just worried about what their parents might find on their computers or cell phones. Nearly 1 in 3 (32%) young adults clear their browsing histories to hide them from their partners, and nearly a third (28%) do so to hide their habits from their friends.

Women Play the Comparison Game, While Men Worry About Their Partners Seeing What They’re up To

Women and men check out people they know on social media about the same amount, but women (38%) are more embarrassed about the time they spend on social media than men (26%) are. It’s no surprise, then, that women are more likely to hide the content they’ve shared. Over half (52%) have hidden posts on social media, compared to 43% of men. 

Compared to men, women are more interested in what people they know are up to, and use the internet to track down information. Of women, 62% look up people they know to see what their lifestyles are like; 40% look at their jobs; and 34% check out whether or not they have kids.  

While women are making comparisons, men are fretting about their partners finding out what they’re up to. When it comes to browsing history, 3 in 4 men are embarrassed about theirs, and 1 in 4 said they’d be most embarrassed if their partners saw their browsing histories (versus 18% of women). Men are more likely to clear their browsing histories for privacy than for maintenance purposes. A third clear their histories to hide them from their partners specifically. 

Nearly a third (29%) of men would be embarrassed if their partners saw what they look at on social media, compared to 20% of women. Men are also a bit more likely to hide social media posts from partners than women (27% vs. 21%) and even use anonymous social media accounts more than women (49% vs. 43%). 

It’s Getting Scarier for Americans to Share Their Opinions Online 

All in all, Americans are scared to share their opinions online, and 67% have become more uncomfortable sharing in the past year, while 38% worry someone might use these opinions they share against them. Interestingly, this concern doesn’t vary significantly by party or gender. 

However, men and people with conservative viewpoints feel they face more discrimination. Men are more likely than women to say they’ve been penalized or banned for violating terms of conduct on social media (15% vs. 7%). Republicans are more likely than Democrats to report penalization or banning (17% vs. 8%).

Perhaps it’s no surprise that anonymous social media use is growing more popular. Nearly half (47%) of Americans report using social apps anonymously, especially Reddit, Twitter, and Instagram. Americans said anonymous accounts allow them to maintain their privacy (78%) and talk more freely (43%). 

Conclusion

Americans admit to doing a lot of embarrassing stuff online. For many of them, clearing browsing histories and using incognito searches is all about maintaining privacy — not from hackers, but from friends and family. If you’re wondering about more ways you can protect your privacy or even just streamline your computer’s functionality, check out our computer tips. 

Methodology: We conducted a survey among 1,001 Americans on June 21, 2022. The gender breakdown was 49% Men, 48% Women, and 3% Nonbinary. The age breakdown was 10% Baby Boomers, 20% Gen X, 45% Millennials, and 24% Gen Z. The political party affiliation was 48% Democrat, 33% Independent, 17% Republican, and 2% Other. 

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