This graph shows the share of U.S. social networking site users who blocked, unfriended or hid someone in 2012, due to different political reasons. In 2012, 10 percent of social networking site users said they had blocked, unfriended or hidden someone because that person posted too frequently about political issues.
Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason
Characteristic
Share of social media users
Person posted too frequently about political subjects
10%
Person posted something about politics or issues that they disagreed with or found offensive
9%
Person argued about political issues on the site with the user or someone the user knows
8%
Posted something about politics that the user worried would offend other friends
5%
Disagreed with something the user posted about politics
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Pew Research Center. (March 12, 2012). Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason." Chart. March 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Social Media Users Who Have Blocked, Unfriended or Hidden Someone on a Social Networking Site in 2012, by Reason." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
