According to an online survey conducted in the United States in March 2022, 14 percent of internet users said that government-enacted regulations played a very important role in their decision of whether they would use the metaverse or not. Overall, 22 percent of respondents stated that such regulations were somewhat important, whilst 45 percent of respondents reported that it was not important at all in their decision of whether they would use the metaverse or not.
Share of internet users in the United States who think government-enacted regulations are important when deciding to use the metaverse as of March 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Very important
14%
Somewhat important
22%
Not too important
20%
Not important at all
45%
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Share of internet users in the United States who think government-enacted regulations are important when deciding to use the metaverse as of March 2022
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Original question: "How important are each of the following when deciding whether or not to try using the metaverse? Government-enacted regulations of the metaverse."
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Morning Consult. (April 11, 2022). Share of internet users in the United States who think government-enacted regulations are important when deciding to use the metaverse as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303345/us-adults-metaverse-government-regulation/
Morning Consult. "Share of internet users in the United States who think government-enacted regulations are important when deciding to use the metaverse as of March 2022." Chart. April 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303345/us-adults-metaverse-government-regulation/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of internet users in the United States who think government-enacted regulations are important when deciding to use the metaverse as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303345/us-adults-metaverse-government-regulation/
Morning Consult. "Share of Internet Users in The United States Who Think Government-enacted Regulations Are Important When Deciding to Use The Metaverse as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303345/us-adults-metaverse-government-regulation/
Morning Consult, Share of internet users in the United States who think government-enacted regulations are important when deciding to use the metaverse as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303345/us-adults-metaverse-government-regulation/ (last visited March 15, 2025)
Share of internet users in the United States who think government-enacted regulations are important when deciding to use the metaverse as of March 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, April 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303345/us-adults-metaverse-government-regulation/
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