A survey conducted in both 2017 and 2020 asked Democrats and Republicans in the United States if they felt that feeling safe online was of higher importance than free speech. In 2017, results were nearly equally split with 51 percent of Republicans and 54 percent of Democrats agreeing with this statement. Three years on however, the gap between both groups widened, with 60 percent of Democrats in 2020 claiming that this was more crucial than freedom of speech while the share of Republicans who agreed had declined.
Share of Americans who agree that feeling safe online is more important than free speech in 2017 and 2020, by political stance
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Pew Research Center. (October 8, 2020). Share of Americans who agree that feeling safe online is more important than free speech in 2017 and 2020, by political stance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234036/feeling-safe-online-political-stance-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans who agree that feeling safe online is more important than free speech in 2017 and 2020, by political stance." Chart. October 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234036/feeling-safe-online-political-stance-us/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of Americans who agree that feeling safe online is more important than free speech in 2017 and 2020, by political stance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234036/feeling-safe-online-political-stance-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans Who Agree That Feeling Safe Online Is More Important than Free Speech in 2017 and 2020, by Political Stance." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234036/feeling-safe-online-political-stance-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of Americans who agree that feeling safe online is more important than free speech in 2017 and 2020, by political stance Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234036/feeling-safe-online-political-stance-us/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Share of Americans who agree that feeling safe online is more important than free speech in 2017 and 2020, by political stance [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234036/feeling-safe-online-political-stance-us/
