According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2021, 73 percent of social media users said they wanted to see people who troll permanently banned from platforms as a protective measure put in place by social media firms to safeguard the mental health of users. Overall, 64 percent said that sensitive posts should carry a trigger warning, and 53 percent felt that social media firms should clearly state how users should not interact with one another.
Ways that social media companies can protect the mental health of their users according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
People who troll should be permanently banned
73%
Sensitive posts should carry a trigger warning
64%
Tips on accessing helplines or supportive communities underneath posts that might be triggering
56%
Clear guidelines on how users should not interact with one another
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ResponseSource. (March 29, 2021). Ways that social media companies can protect the mental health of their users according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323518/uk-social-media-companies-and-the-mental-health-of-users/
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ResponseSource. (2021). Ways that social media companies can protect the mental health of their users according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323518/uk-social-media-companies-and-the-mental-health-of-users/
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ResponseSource, Ways that social media companies can protect the mental health of their users according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323518/uk-social-media-companies-and-the-mental-health-of-users/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Ways that social media companies can protect the mental health of their users according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2021 [Graph], ResponseSource, March 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323518/uk-social-media-companies-and-the-mental-health-of-users/
