According to a survey from November 2020, 54 percent of respondents in the Asia Pacific region who got their news from social media, check their news sources, while 19 percent share news without verifying whether they were true. Based on the same survey, 71 percent of social media users in Asia Pacific got their news from social media.
News-related user behavior on social media in Asia Pacific in 2020
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Kaspersky Lab. (January 20, 2021). News-related user behavior on social media in Asia Pacific in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239375/apac-news-related-behavior-on-social-media/
Kaspersky Lab. "News-related user behavior on social media in Asia Pacific in 2020." Chart. January 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239375/apac-news-related-behavior-on-social-media/
Kaspersky Lab. (2021). News-related user behavior on social media in Asia Pacific in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239375/apac-news-related-behavior-on-social-media/
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