According to a January 2022 survey, 66 percent of 18 to 34 year old U.S. adults felt that social media companies should be doing more to identify and remove potential catfish from their platforms, whereas 18 percent in this age group felt that they were already doing enough to tackle the problem. Overall, 80 percent of respondents aged 65 and over thought that social media companies were not doing enough to address potential catfishing accounts.
Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022, by age group
Characteristic
18-34
35-44
45-64
65+
Social media companies should be doing more to identify and remove potential catfish from their platforms
66%
63%
78%
80%
Social media companies are doing enough to identify and remove potential catfish from their platforms
18%
14%
5%
3%
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, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295015/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities-by-age-group/
Morning Consult. "Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022, by age group." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295015/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities-by-age-group/
Morning Consult. (2022). Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295015/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities-by-age-group/
Morning Consult. "Responsibilities of Social Media Companies regarding Catfishing According to Adults in The United States as of January 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295015/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities-by-age-group/
Morning Consult, Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295015/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities-by-age-group/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Responsibilities of social media companies regarding catfishing according to adults in the United States as of January 2022, by age group [Graph], Morning Consult, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295015/us-adults-social-media-companies-catfishing-responsibilities-by-age-group/
