During an April 2019 survey regarding negative perceptions and experiences on social media, 71 percent of social media users in Canada found that people tended to be more hostile and negative on social media than they are or would be in real life. A further 60 percent of respondents were worried social media was fostering hate and violence in society.
Negative social media perceptions and experiences according to users in Canada as of April 2019
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Pollara. (December 19, 2019). Negative social media perceptions and experiences according to users in Canada as of April 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/800930/canada-internet-users-negative-interactions-social-media/
Pollara. "Negative social media perceptions and experiences according to users in Canada as of April 2019." Chart. December 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800930/canada-internet-users-negative-interactions-social-media/
Pollara. (2019). Negative social media perceptions and experiences according to users in Canada as of April 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800930/canada-internet-users-negative-interactions-social-media/
Pollara. "Negative Social Media Perceptions and Experiences According to Users in Canada as of April 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800930/canada-internet-users-negative-interactions-social-media/
Pollara, Negative social media perceptions and experiences according to users in Canada as of April 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800930/canada-internet-users-negative-interactions-social-media/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Negative social media perceptions and experiences according to users in Canada as of April 2019 [Graph], Pollara, December 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/800930/canada-internet-users-negative-interactions-social-media/