Canadian perspectives on removing false information from the internet 2018

Published by
Ani Petrosyan,
Jan 9, 2024
This statistic shows the share of Canadians who believe that people should have the right to remove a link or false information from the internet as of April 2018. The findings show that 63 percent of responding Canadian adults believed that people should be able to remove a link or false information from the internet, compared to just three percent who strongly disagreed with this statement.

Share of Canadians who believe that people should have the right to remove a link or false information from the internet as of April 2018

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Strongly agree 63%
Somewhat agree 29%
Somewhat disagree 5%
Strongly disagree 3%
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Release date

April 2018

Region

Canada

Survey time period

March 29 to April 2, 2018

Number of respondents

1,001 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? - People should have the right to remove a link or false information from the internet

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