Results from a survey on attitudes to content availability on streaming services in the United States in June 2020 revealed that 60 percent of Americans believe that there is an obligation to keep classic movies that are considered racist due to the historical context. TV shows and films that have controversial racial depictions are still considered important to keep by the majority of those surveyed, although a breakdown by ethnicity found that only 36 percent of African American respondents agreed that streaming services should keep such movies online based on historical context, compared to 65 percent of White adults who said the same.
Opinions on streaming service’s obligations to keep or remove classic movies and TV shows with controversial content in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity
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Streaming services have an obligation to remove classic movies or TV shows that are considered racist or controversial
Streaming services have an obligation to keep classic movies or TV shows that are considered racist or controversial because of the historical context
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Morning Consult. (June 23, 2020). Opinions on streaming service’s obligations to keep or remove classic movies and TV shows with controversial content in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129165/streaming-controversial-movies-tv-shows-us/
Morning Consult. "Opinions on streaming service’s obligations to keep or remove classic movies and TV shows with controversial content in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. June 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129165/streaming-controversial-movies-tv-shows-us/
Morning Consult. (2020). Opinions on streaming service’s obligations to keep or remove classic movies and TV shows with controversial content in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129165/streaming-controversial-movies-tv-shows-us/
Morning Consult. "Opinions on Streaming Service’s Obligations to Keep or Remove Classic Movies and Tv Shows with Controversial Content in The United States as of June 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129165/streaming-controversial-movies-tv-shows-us/
Morning Consult, Opinions on streaming service’s obligations to keep or remove classic movies and TV shows with controversial content in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129165/streaming-controversial-movies-tv-shows-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Opinions on streaming service’s obligations to keep or remove classic movies and TV shows with controversial content in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], Morning Consult, June 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129165/streaming-controversial-movies-tv-shows-us/