---
title: "Embarrassing Posting Problems"
description: "Just 4% of all online adults say they have had bad experiences as a result of embarrassing or inaccurate personal information being posted on the internet."
date: "2008-02-15"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/02/15/embarrassing-posting-problems/"
---

# Embarrassing Posting Problems

Adults searching for information online for the most part find the information to be accurate — with only 11% finding innacurate information — and very few (4%) of searchers are embarrassed as a result of personal information being posted online. As a result, only 6% of all online adults say they have asked someone to remove information about themselves that was posted online, including things like photos or videos. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/663/digital-footprints)