A different research has been published on social media. Research conducted by the digital security company Kaspersky Lab * shows that the overwhelming majority of people want to abandon social networks, often because it simply considers them a waste of time. According to the survey, most decide to remain users of social media such as the Facebook, the Instagram, etc. mainly because they fear they will lose their digital memories and contact with friends. 
Η διατήρηση της φιλικής επαφής αποτελεί ένα δύσκολο πρόβλημα προς επίλυση, αλλά η Kaspersky Lab εργάζεται πάνω σε μια λύση ώστε να βοηθήσει τους χρήστες να αποθηκεύσουν τις ψηφιακές τους αναμνήσεις. Μια εφαρμογή με την ονομασία FFForget θα επιτρέπει στα άτομα να δημιουργήσουν αντίγραφα ασφαλείας όλων των αναμνήσεων τους από τα κοινωνικά δίκτυα (social media) που χρησιμοποιούν και να τις διατηρήσουν σε μια safe κρυπτογραφημένη αποθήκη μνήμης. Η εφαρμογή αναμένεται να δώσει στους ανθρώπους την ελευθερία να εγκαταλείψουν οποιοδήποτε δίκτυο, όποτε το επιθυμούν, χωρίς να χάσουν πολύτιμες για αυτούς πληροφορίες.
Previous research has shown a strong tendency among respondents to use digital devices as an "external help" of their memory.
Other investigations have also shown that people can not resist not controlling their social media conversations, or check their status updates on their phones.
However, this latest survey shows that users are highly self-critical about their action and are aware of their persistence - 39% of respondents said they believe they are wasted on social networks. Almost 78% said it has already considered the possibility of leaving the social networks to which it belongs.
Despite their tendency to abandon them social media, people feel compelled to stay. The vast majority (62%) believe they will lose contact with friends if they quit social media. 21% of respondents were not so worried about friends, but were afraid that they would not be able to retrieve digital memories, such as photos, since he would leave a social network.
"Social media can be useful or dangerous. If they are useful, it is not our problem. We believe that each person has the right to decide freely which platforms he wants to use or if he wants to abandon them all at any time. True digital freedom is not an issue worth making sacrifices. We want people to return to the "driver's seat", having in their possession an encrypted copy of all their digital memories at all times, commented Evgeny Chereshnev, head of Kaspersky Lab's Social Media.
"With the FFForget application we want to create a solution that will help people not be afraid to lose their memories either due to a malfunction in their account or due to hacking (digital attacks). And most importantly - people who use this app will regain their right to leave any social network at any time, without losing what belongs to them - their digital life. "
FFForget is scheduled for release in 2017. Interested users can register at by clicking here http://ffforget.kaspersky.com to provide their feedback and influence the scope of the application. They will also receive updates, information and have quick access to the public beta as soon as it becomes available.
______________________
*OR Kaspersky Lab conducted an online survey among 4.831 respondents. The survey, which included eight questions, was translated into nine languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Russian, Japanese and Turkish, and was programmed using the poll tool "Poll Daddy". The link with the research shared through paid app registrations Facebook and Twitter.
