As of June 2020, 73 percent of total adults in the United States reported that it was very likely for social media platforms to censor political viewpoints that they find objectionable - this represents only a one percent increase in people who believe so since 2018. In contrast, the share of Republican survey respondents who felt that social media sites intentionally censored political viewpoints increased from 85 percent in 2018 to 90 percent in 2020.
Share of adults in the United States who say social media platforms censor political viewpoints they disagree with as of June 2020
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Pew Research Center. (August 19, 2020). Share of adults in the United States who say social media platforms censor political viewpoints they disagree with as of June 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155887/share-us-social-media-censor-political-views/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who say social media platforms censor political viewpoints they disagree with as of June 2020." Chart. August 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155887/share-us-social-media-censor-political-views/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of adults in the United States who say social media platforms censor political viewpoints they disagree with as of June 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155887/share-us-social-media-censor-political-views/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Say Social Media Platforms Censor Political Viewpoints They Disagree with as of June 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155887/share-us-social-media-censor-political-views/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who say social media platforms censor political viewpoints they disagree with as of June 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155887/share-us-social-media-censor-political-views/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who say social media platforms censor political viewpoints they disagree with as of June 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155887/share-us-social-media-censor-political-views/