A November 2021 online survey conducted in the United States found that 67 percent of respondents said it was extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of different racial and ethnic groups when creating algorithms that find false information. Overall, 65 percent of people felt that it was extremely or very important that political viewpoints should be considered when designing such computer programs, whilst 63 percent thought the same about people of different genders.
Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021
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Pew Research Center. (March 17, 2022). Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Say It Is Extremely or Very Important for Social Media Firms to Include People of Various Backgrounds When Creating Algorithms to Find False Information as of November 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
