A November 2021 online survey conducted in the United States found that almost 70 percent of respondents when asked about the priorities of false information finding algorithms, said that accurate decisions were of higher priority than quick decisions, even if this meant that some false information remained on site for a longer period. Additionally, 38 percent of Democratic respondents felt that quick decisions were of higher priority than accurate decisions, even if some accurate information was accidentally removed. Overall, almost 80 percent of Republican respondents said that accuracy was more important than speed.
Priorities of computer programs when finding false information on social media platforms according to adults in the United States as of November 2021, by party identification
Characteristic
Quick decisions, even if some accurate information gets mistakenly removed
Accurate decisions, even if some false information stays up on sites for a longer period of time
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Pew Research Center. (March 17, 2022). Priorities of computer programs when finding false information on social media platforms according to adults in the United States as of November 2021, by party identification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311539/us-adults-opinion-social-media-platforms-false-information-party-id/
Pew Research Center. "Priorities of computer programs when finding false information on social media platforms according to adults in the United States as of November 2021, by party identification." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311539/us-adults-opinion-social-media-platforms-false-information-party-id/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Priorities of computer programs when finding false information on social media platforms according to adults in the United States as of November 2021, by party identification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311539/us-adults-opinion-social-media-platforms-false-information-party-id/
Pew Research Center. "Priorities of Computer Programs When Finding False Information on Social Media Platforms According to Adults in The United States as of November 2021, by Party Identification." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311539/us-adults-opinion-social-media-platforms-false-information-party-id/
Pew Research Center, Priorities of computer programs when finding false information on social media platforms according to adults in the United States as of November 2021, by party identification Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311539/us-adults-opinion-social-media-platforms-false-information-party-id/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Priorities of computer programs when finding false information on social media platforms according to adults in the United States as of November 2021, by party identification [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311539/us-adults-opinion-social-media-platforms-false-information-party-id/
