A 2023 online survey conducted in the United States found that over half of all respondents felt that the federal government should be responsible for tech companies collecting users' personal data. Overall, respondents thought that social media companies should bear responsibility for false or misleading information on their platforms, whilst 21 percent felt this onus was on the social media users themselves.
Adults in the United States on responsibility for preventing online harm as of January 2023, by issue
Characteristic
Social media users
Social media companies
The federal government
State governments
Technology companies collecting personal data
8%
25%
53%
9%
False or misleading information on social media
21%
48%
20%
4%
Censorship or "being cancelled" on social media
26%
38%
16%
6%
Anticompetitive business practices by technology companies
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Ipsos. (February 5, 2023). Adults in the United States on responsibility for preventing online harm as of January 2023, by issue [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393821/us-adults-responsibility-for-preventing-online-harm-by-issue/
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