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February 6, 2013 10:58 pm GMT

Facebook Unfriending Has Real-Life Consequences


You may want to think twice before unfriending someone on Facebook. That's because new research has found that serious real-world consequences come from unfriending someone on social media.

In particular, researchers found that 40% of people say they would avoid someone who unfriended them on Facebook, while 50% say they would not avoid a person who unfriended them. Women were more likely than men to avoid someone who unfriended them, the researchers found.

"People think social networks are just for fun," said study author Christopher Sibona, a doctoral student at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. "But in fact what you do on those sites can have real-world consequences…
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