U.S. opinion on penalties for posting COVID-19 misinformation on social media 2021

Share of adults in the United States who believe users posting misinformation about the coronavirus should be penalized by social media platforms as of July 2021

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Release date

July 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 23 to July 25, 2021

Number of respondents

2,201 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Thinking about users who post false or misleading information about coronavirus, do you think they should be penalized by social media platforms, such as by being banned or temporarily suspended from the site? "
Values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding

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