This statistic depicts the results of a survey asking individuals about their opinion on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia in 2018. According to data provided by Ipsos, around 58 percent of respondents in Australia agreed that social media were making debates on social issues more divisive than they used to be.
Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia 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 making debates about social issues much more divisive than they used to be."
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Ipsos. (March 4, 2019). Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
Ipsos. "Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018." Chart. March 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
Ipsos. (2019). Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
Ipsos. "Share of People Feeling That Social Media Platforms Are Making Debates about Social Issues More Divisive in Australia as of December 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
Ipsos, Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in Australia as of December 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, March 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994936/australia-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
