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Experiment 2: One

The study focuses on how easily social network users make new virtual acquaintances by accepting friend requests sent out by perfect strangers. The results showed that when requested by the social network, 81% users accepted the friendship without questions. Out of the 2,000 requests sent by the test-profile, 1,872 were accepted. The friendship rate (number of new friends/day) is illustrated in Figure 1. An analysis of these persons jobs and interests was conducted, in order to understand their behavior.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/experiment-2-one-two-three-this-blonde-girl-looks-just-like-me/

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