As of July 2021, 39 percent of U.S. adults aged 65 and older reported that social media companies were doing a poor job when it comes to handling misinformation about the coronavirus on social media platforms. In comparison, only 25 percent of U.S. adults in age groups 18-34 and 25-44 respectively reported that social media companies were doing a poor job.
Perception of social media companies preventing the spread of false information about the coronavirus according to internet users in the United States as of July 2021, by age
Original question: "Generally, how well do you think social media companies are doing when it comes to preventing the spread of false information about coronavirus on their platforms?" Values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Morning Consult. (July 29, 2021). Perception of social media companies preventing the spread of false information about the coronavirus according to internet users in the United States as of July 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258702/us-adults-share-social-media-companies-coronavirus-misinformation-age/
Morning Consult. "Perception of social media companies preventing the spread of false information about the coronavirus according to internet users in the United States as of July 2021, by age." Chart. July 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258702/us-adults-share-social-media-companies-coronavirus-misinformation-age/
Morning Consult. (2021). Perception of social media companies preventing the spread of false information about the coronavirus according to internet users in the United States as of July 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258702/us-adults-share-social-media-companies-coronavirus-misinformation-age/
Morning Consult. "Perception of Social Media Companies Preventing The Spread of False Information about The Coronavirus According to Internet Users in The United States as of July 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258702/us-adults-share-social-media-companies-coronavirus-misinformation-age/
Morning Consult, Perception of social media companies preventing the spread of false information about the coronavirus according to internet users in the United States as of July 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258702/us-adults-share-social-media-companies-coronavirus-misinformation-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Perception of social media companies preventing the spread of false information about the coronavirus according to internet users in the United States as of July 2021, by age [Graph], Morning Consult, July 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258702/us-adults-share-social-media-companies-coronavirus-misinformation-age/
