U.S. user opinions on the social media content moderation policies 2022, by age

Share of adults in the United States who think that social media platforms should have stricter content moderation policies as of May 2022, by age group

CharacteristicSocial media platforms should have stricter content moderation policiesSocial media platforms should not change their content moderation policiesSocial media platforms should have looser content moderation policiesDon’t know / No opinion
18-34 years 29% 25% 23% 23%
35-44 years 27% 27% 27% 18%
45-64 years 37% 20% 23% 20%
65 years and older 48% 13% 19% 19%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents23%23%18%18%20%20%19%19%23%23%27%27%23%23%19%19%25%25%27%27%20%20%13%13%29%29%27%27%37%37%48%48%Social media platforms should have stricter content moderation policiesSocial media platforms should not change their content moderation policiesSocial media platforms should have looser content moderation policiesDon’t know / No opinion18-34 years35-44 years45-64 years65 years and older
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%45%47.5%50%52.5%55%
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Release date

May 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 30 to May 3, 2022

Number of respondents

2,210 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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