https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/~acquisti/papers/Acquisti_Privacy_Nudges_for_Social_Media.pdf

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Researchers employed soft paternalistic intervention to mitigate regrettable privacy disclosures on social media.

Privacy Nudges for Social Media: An Exploratory Facebook Study

"Privacy Nudges for Social Media:An Exploratory Facebook Study" Paper

A Chrome browser plugin was used to present users with the following types of nudges:
- Picture Nudge: Profile pictures of those who may see a post are shown to the user before they make a post, accompanied by text describing who may see the post.
- Timer Nudge: Users are given the option to edit or cancel a post for 10 seconds before it is published. This addresses the fact that regrettable behavior is often done "in the heat of the moment".
- Sentiment Nudge: When potentially regrettable content is found in a post, users are given the aforementioned ten second countdown accompanied by the message "Other users may perceive your post as negative"

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