Four in ten Dutch adults say they have regretted an online click
A survey of 1,578 adults found that nearly all had at some point doubted whether an online link, advert or message was trustworthy, yet many still clicked.
Review information is loading.
Four in ten adults in the Netherlands say they have regretted clicking on a link, advert or message, according to a government-commissioned survey. A campaign launched by the Dutch government urges people to pause for three seconds before clicking, replying or paying.
Sign in to give this article a thumbs up or down.
About this discussion and AI questions
Private test discussion. Comments are readers’ views and are not yet automatically fact-checked. Editing is available for 60 seconds after posting.
Sign in with a confirmed reader account and choose a username to read comments and participate.
Sorting applies to top-level comments; replies remain oldest first. New comments and likes can change the order. Refresh for the current ranking.
Loading comments…