According to a Telenor survey, Indians find spreading false rumors online to be the most annoying internet habit. On the flip side, they are most guilty of Facebook voyeurism and sending e-cards when it comes to their own irritating behavior.
The Worst Internet Habits survey had over 401 participants across India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. According to Telenor, 40% of Indians disliked the spreading of lies, 34% hated it when they got invites to play an online game, 30% did not appreciate the sharing of inappropriate content, 28% find sympathy-seeking posts on Facebook to be irksome, and 18% detested trolls.
Interestingly, 33% of Indians loathed selfie-addicts, contrasted with the regional average of 21%. Furthermore, only 4% of citizens were offended by online profanity. It’s a small number compared to the 43% of respondents in Thailand who said cursing would annoy them. 65% of Indians admitted to being internet addicts, slightly lower than the overall average of 67%.
Telenor also noted that women felt more addicted to the net than men did in India. 21% of females spent 2 hours online every day, totaling to 730 hours per year. However, males went online more frequently, with 89% accessing the internet many times a day outside of work purposes.
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As far as irritating behaviors which Indians themselves engaged in goes, they ranked sending e-cards and Facebook cruising as the highest indulgences at 23% each. The regional average for the first stands at just 13%, the practice not even ranking among the top 5 in the other countries. 14% of locals admitted to posting photos of food online and asking someone to play games.
Telenor claims 94% of India’s online user base said access to the internet has improved their lives. The figure is the highest among all the other countries surveyed. 83% of them further stated that social media has helped them to reinforce relationships with their friends and family.