According to a survey conducted in 2022, 23 percent of Americans aged 18 to 29 years said that they have unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone online for posting religious content in the United States, the most out of all age groups. In comparison, only seven percent of Americans aged 65 and older said that they have ever unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone for posting religious content.
Share of Americans who say they have ever unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone online for posting religious content in the United States in 2022, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (June 21, 2023). Share of Americans who say they have ever unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone online for posting religious content in the United States in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411486/share-of-us-adults-who-removed-someone-online-for-posting-religion-content/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans who say they have ever unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone online for posting religious content in the United States in 2022, by age group." Chart. June 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411486/share-of-us-adults-who-removed-someone-online-for-posting-religion-content/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of Americans who say they have ever unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone online for posting religious content in the United States in 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411486/share-of-us-adults-who-removed-someone-online-for-posting-religion-content/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans Who Say They Have Ever Unfollowed, Unfriended, or Blocked Someone Online for Posting Religious Content in The United States in 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411486/share-of-us-adults-who-removed-someone-online-for-posting-religion-content/
Pew Research Center, Share of Americans who say they have ever unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone online for posting religious content in the United States in 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411486/share-of-us-adults-who-removed-someone-online-for-posting-religion-content/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Share of Americans who say they have ever unfollowed, unfriended, or blocked someone online for posting religious content in the United States in 2022, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411486/share-of-us-adults-who-removed-someone-online-for-posting-religion-content/
