This statistic depicts the results of a survey asking individuals about their opinion on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter giving people a voice in debates in Japan in 2018. According to data provided by Ipsos, around 26 percent of respondents agreed that social media were giving a voice to people who normally would not participate in debates and social issues.
Share of people feeling that social media platforms are giving people a voice in debates and social issues in Japan as of December 2018
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Share of people feeling that social media platforms are giving people a voice in debates and social issues in Japan as of December 2018
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Original question: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following? Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are giving a voice to people who would not normally take part in debates and social issues."
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Ipsos. (March 4, 2019). Share of people feeling that social media platforms are giving people a voice in debates and social issues in Japan as of December 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/991125/japan-opinion-social-media-people-voice-debates-social-issues/
Ipsos. "Share of people feeling that social media platforms are giving people a voice in debates and social issues in Japan as of December 2018." Chart. March 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991125/japan-opinion-social-media-people-voice-debates-social-issues/
Ipsos. (2019). Share of people feeling that social media platforms are giving people a voice in debates and social issues in Japan as of December 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991125/japan-opinion-social-media-people-voice-debates-social-issues/
Ipsos. "Share of People Feeling That Social Media Platforms Are Giving People a Voice in Debates and Social Issues in Japan as of December 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991125/japan-opinion-social-media-people-voice-debates-social-issues/
Ipsos, Share of people feeling that social media platforms are giving people a voice in debates and social issues in Japan as of December 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991125/japan-opinion-social-media-people-voice-debates-social-issues/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Share of people feeling that social media platforms are giving people a voice in debates and social issues in Japan as of December 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, March 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/991125/japan-opinion-social-media-people-voice-debates-social-issues/
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