According to a May 2022 survey of users in the United States, four in 10 women wanted to see stricter content moderation policies on social media platforms. Moreover, around 30 percent of men thought social media platforms should have a looser approach to content moderation, while only 17 percent of women reported having the same opinion.
Share of adults in the United States who think that social media platforms should have stricter content moderation policies as of May 2022, by gender
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
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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 gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365736/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-gender/
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 gender." Chart. May 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365736/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-gender/
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 gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365736/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-gender/
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 Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365736/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-gender/
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 gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365736/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-gender/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who think that social media platforms should have stricter content moderation policies as of May 2022, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, May 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365736/us-adults-opinion-social-media-content-moderation-by-gender/
