Data from a global survey held in March 2020 revealed that almost a third of responding Gen Z internet users worldwide felt that social media companies should provide live-streams of events during the coronavirus crisis. However, only 22 percent of Baby Boomer respondents thought the same.
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Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by generation
Sample sizes for each country were as follows: 1,004 (Australia), 1,001 (Brazil),
1,003 (China), 1,016 (France), 1,010 (Germany), 1,010 (Italy), 1,079 (Japan), 1,008 (Philippines), 1,008 (Singapore), 573 (South Africa), 1,005 (Spain), 1,040 (UK) and 1,088 (USA).
Question: What do you think social media companies should be doing during the coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak
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GWI. (March 23, 2020). Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107331/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-generation/
GWI. "Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by generation." Chart. March 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107331/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-generation/
GWI. (2020). Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107331/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-generation/
GWI. "Role of Social Media Companies during The Coronavirus Outbreak According to Internet Users Worldwide as of March 2020, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107331/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-generation/
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Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by generation [Graph], GWI, March 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107331/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-generation/
