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 India in 2018. According to data provided by Ipsos, around 64 percent of respondents in India agreed that social media were making social issue debates more divisive than they used to be.
Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in India as of December 2018
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."
According to the source, respondents from India produced a national sample that is more urban & educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens. These respondents were called “Upper Deck Consumer Citizens”. They are not nationally representative of their country.
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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 India as of December 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994999/india-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 India as of December 2018." Chart. March 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994999/india-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 India as of December 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994999/india-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 India as of December 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994999/india-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 India as of December 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994999/india-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people feeling that social media platforms are making debates about social issues more divisive in India as of December 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, March 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994999/india-opinion-social-media-divisive-debate-social-issues/
