During a July 2019 survey of online adults in the United States, it was found that 52 percent of all respondents aged 35 to 44 years thought that politicians should not be allowed to block people on social media or prevent them from seeing or interacting with posts from a social media account.
Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by age group
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Original question: "Should politicians be allowed to block people (prevent them from seeing posts from the account or interacting with the account) on social media?"
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YouGov. (July 15, 2019). Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041993/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-age/
YouGov. "Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by age group." Chart. July 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041993/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-age/
YouGov. (2019). Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041993/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-age/
YouGov. "Share of Online Adults in The United States Who Think That Politicians Should Be Allowed to Block People on Social Media as of July 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041993/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-age/
YouGov, Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041993/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by age group [Graph], YouGov, July 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041993/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-age/
