According to an online survey conducted in November 2021 in the United States, 43 percent of 18 to 29-year-old social media users said that the usage of algorithms to detect false information on social media platforms was a bad idea for society. In contrast, 35 percent of respondents aged 50 to 64 years stated that usage of computer programs to find false information on social media was a good idea for society. With younger age groups having much of their education and daily life intertwined with online technology, there may be a better understanding and more exposure among this demographic to the positives and negatives of algorithms.
Attitudes of adults in the United States toward social media companies using algorithms to find false information as of November 2021, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (March 17, 2022). Attitudes of adults in the United States toward social media companies using algorithms to find false information as of November 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311264/us-opinion-social-media-using-ai-to-find-fake-information-by-age/
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Attitudes of adults in the United States toward social media companies using algorithms to find false information as of November 2021, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311264/us-opinion-social-media-using-ai-to-find-fake-information-by-age/