According to an online survey conducted in the United States in May 2023, 82 percent of Asian respondents reported feeling that social media activism distracts people from issues that are truly important. Overall, 80 percent of white respondents felt that online activism makes people think they are making a difference when really they were not, compared to 64 percent of Black respondents.
Share of social media users in the United States on negative aspects of online activism as of May 2023, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Black
Hispanic
Asian*
White
Distracts people from issues that are truly important
77%
75%
82%
85%
Makes people think they are making a difference when they really aren't
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