According to a survey conducted between March and June 2022, 77 percent of global internet users felt that social media effectively raised awareness about political and social issues. Overall, 65 percent said social media was effective when it came to changing people's minds about political or social issues.
Share of internet users who agree that social media has a positive influence on political and social issues worldwide as of June 2022
Characteristic
Ineffective
Effective
Raise public awareness about political or social issues
19%
77%
Change people's minds about political or social issues
Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Hungary, Poland, Israel, Australia, United States
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Pew Research Center. (December 5, 2022). Share of internet users who agree that social media has a positive influence on political and social issues worldwide as of June 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469500/global-internet-users-political-social-effects-social-media/
Pew Research Center. "Share of internet users who agree that social media has a positive influence on political and social issues worldwide as of June 2022." Chart. December 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469500/global-internet-users-political-social-effects-social-media/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of internet users who agree that social media has a positive influence on political and social issues worldwide as of June 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469500/global-internet-users-political-social-effects-social-media/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Internet Users Who Agree That Social Media Has a Positive Influence on Political and Social Issues Worldwide as of June 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469500/global-internet-users-political-social-effects-social-media/
Pew Research Center, Share of internet users who agree that social media has a positive influence on political and social issues worldwide as of June 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469500/global-internet-users-political-social-effects-social-media/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of internet users who agree that social media has a positive influence on political and social issues worldwide as of June 2022 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469500/global-internet-users-political-social-effects-social-media/
