According to a May 2022 survey of users in the United States, nearly 30 percent of users between 18 and 34 years thought social media platforms should have stricter content moderation policies. Around 23 percent said social media platforms should have looser content moderation policies. According to 27 percent of respondents between 35 and 44 years, social media platforms should keep their content moderation policies the same.
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
Characteristic
Social media platforms should have stricter content moderation policies
Social media platforms should not change their content moderation policies
Social media platforms should have looser content moderation policies
Don’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%
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Morning Consult. (May 10, 2022). 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 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361043/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-age/
Morning Consult. "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." Chart. May 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361043/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-age/
Morning Consult. (2022). 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. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361043/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-age/
Morning Consult. "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." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361043/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-age/
Morning Consult, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361043/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-age/ (last visited February 21, 2025)
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 [Graph], Morning Consult, May 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361043/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-age/
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