A 2022 survey of adults in the United States found that 69 percent of women thought online content containing hate speech should be removed from social media platforms. The share of men having a similar opinion was 57 percent. More men than women thought such content should not be removed but should be labeled inappropriate or inaccurate.
Share of adults in the United States thinking that hateful content should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Total
Male
Female
Yes, this should be removed
63%
57%
69%
No, this should not be removed, but it should be labeled as inappropriate or inaccurate
21%
27%
16%
No, this should not be removed and should not be labeled
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Morning Consult. (February 2, 2023). Share of adults in the United States thinking that hateful content should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366003/us-adults-support-hate-content-removal-by-gender/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults in the United States thinking that hateful content should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022, by gender." Chart. February 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366003/us-adults-support-hate-content-removal-by-gender/
Morning Consult. (2023). Share of adults in the United States thinking that hateful content should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366003/us-adults-support-hate-content-removal-by-gender/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults in The United States Thinking That Hateful Content Should Be Removed from Social Media Platforms as of May 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366003/us-adults-support-hate-content-removal-by-gender/
Morning Consult, Share of adults in the United States thinking that hateful content should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366003/us-adults-support-hate-content-removal-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States thinking that hateful content should be removed from social media platforms as of May 2022, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, February 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366003/us-adults-support-hate-content-removal-by-gender/
