Ipsos, around 58 percent of respondents in Australia agreed that social media were making debates on social issues more divisive than they used to be.
This statistic depicts the results of a survey asking individuals about their opinion on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia in 2018. According to data provided by Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018
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Ipsos. (March 4, 2019). Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
Ipsos. "Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018." Chart. March 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
Ipsos. (2019). Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
Ipsos. "Share of People Feeling That Social Media Platforms Are Making Debates about Social Issues More Divisive in Australia as of December 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
Ipsos, Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, March 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/