Optery analyzed the Top 1000 posts in r/privacy to identify the most mentioned people and organizations.
RESULTS:
Edward Snowden was mentioned in post titles 27 times in the top 1000 posts. Snowden was followed by Mark Zuckerberg, another r/Privacy recurring-character, followed by US political figures Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Facebook was mentioned in post submission titles 131 times, more than any other organization. Next was Google at 121 mentions, followed by the other constituents of FAANG and then Government agencies like the NSA.
Post submission volume in r/Privacy grew steadily from 2016 and peaked in early 2021. Most post scores were clustered around 1200 karma, with clusters at 5k, 10k, and 15k karma.
CONCLUSION:
The frequency and score for posts on r/Privacy has grown steadily, possibly indicating an increasing concern and awareness among users about their online privacy. This trend may be due to the growing number of data breaches and privacy incidents, as well as increased public scrutiny and regulations around privacy. We hope that increased mainstream awareness leads to better protections for consumers.
METHODOLOGY:
For this analysis, Optery used Reddit’s APIs to collect public data on the top 1000 posts in r/Privacy and analyze the post title data with Named Entity Recognition. We also use Google Trends for Search Volume information.
RESULTS: Edward Snowden was mentioned in post titles 27 times in the top 1000 posts. Snowden was followed by Mark Zuckerberg, another r/Privacy recurring-character, followed by US political figures Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Facebook was mentioned in post submission titles 131 times, more than any other organization. Next was Google at 121 mentions, followed by the other constituents of FAANG and then Government agencies like the NSA.
Post submission volume in r/Privacy grew steadily from 2016 and peaked in early 2021. Most post scores were clustered around 1200 karma, with clusters at 5k, 10k, and 15k karma.
CONCLUSION: The frequency and score for posts on r/Privacy has grown steadily, possibly indicating an increasing concern and awareness among users about their online privacy. This trend may be due to the growing number of data breaches and privacy incidents, as well as increased public scrutiny and regulations around privacy. We hope that increased mainstream awareness leads to better protections for consumers.
METHODOLOGY: For this analysis, Optery used Reddit’s APIs to collect public data on the top 1000 posts in r/Privacy and analyze the post title data with Named Entity Recognition. We also use Google Trends for Search Volume information.