A survey conducted in January 2022 found that 73 percent of U.S. internet users agreed that social media companies should be doing more to identify and remove potential catfish from their platforms. Furthermore, ten percent of adults said that social media companies were doing enough with regards to taking action on catfishing. Overall, three percent of respondents felt that companies should be doing less to identify and remove catfishing accounts from their platforms.
Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Social media companies should be doing more to identify and remove potential catfish from their platforms
73%
Social media companies are doing enough to identify and remove potential catfish from their platforms
10%
Social media companies should be doing less to identify and remove potential catfish from their platforms
Original question: "Which of the following comes closest to your opinion, even if none are exactly correct?" The source defines catfishing as a situation "where users are tricked by fake accounts into online relationships and sometimes scammed out of money".
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Morning Consult. (January 27, 2022). Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/
Morning Consult. "Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/
Morning Consult. (2022). Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/
Morning Consult. "Responsibilities of Social Media Companies regarding Catfishing According to Adults in The United States as of January 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/
Morning Consult, Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294982/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities/
