A March 2022 online survey conducted in the United States found that 54 percent of white adults agreed that the internet should be a free speech zone, in which speech should be uncensored. Overall, 29 percent of Black adults reported agreeing with this statement, whilst 34 percent disagreed. Moreover, 45 percent of Hispanic respondents thought that speech on the internet should be completely unrestricted.
Attitudes of adults in the United States on the need for the internet to be a free speech zone as of March 2022, by ethnicity
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YouGov. (April 27, 2022). Attitudes of adults in the United States on the need for the internet to be a free speech zone as of March 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306231/us-adults-internet-being-a-free-speech-zone-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Attitudes of adults in the United States on the need for the internet to be a free speech zone as of March 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. April 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306231/us-adults-internet-being-a-free-speech-zone-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. (2022). Attitudes of adults in the United States on the need for the internet to be a free speech zone as of March 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306231/us-adults-internet-being-a-free-speech-zone-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Attitudes of Adults in The United States on The Need for The Internet to Be a Free Speech Zone as of March 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306231/us-adults-internet-being-a-free-speech-zone-by-ethnicity/
YouGov, Attitudes of adults in the United States on the need for the internet to be a free speech zone as of March 2022, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306231/us-adults-internet-being-a-free-speech-zone-by-ethnicity/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Attitudes of adults in the United States on the need for the internet to be a free speech zone as of March 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], YouGov, April 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306231/us-adults-internet-being-a-free-speech-zone-by-ethnicity/
