Ipsos survey conducted a month later, approximately 60 percent of online users across 27 countries agreed that temporarily shutting down social media during a crisis was acceptable to stop the spread of false information. India was ranked first with a 88 percent agreement rate, by far the highest of any country surveyed.
In April 2019, the Sri Lankan government cut off social media access in the wake of a fatal terrorist attack. According to an Internet users who agree that temporarily cutting off social media is acceptable during a time of crisis to stop the spread of false information as of June 2019, by country
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Ipsos. (August 2, 2019). Internet users who agree that temporarily cutting off social media is acceptable during a time of crisis to stop the spread of false information as of June 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038910/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-cut-off-during-crises/
Ipsos. "Internet users who agree that temporarily cutting off social media is acceptable during a time of crisis to stop the spread of false information as of June 2019, by country." Chart. August 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038910/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-cut-off-during-crises/
Ipsos. (2019). Internet users who agree that temporarily cutting off social media is acceptable during a time of crisis to stop the spread of false information as of June 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038910/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-cut-off-during-crises/
Ipsos. "Internet Users Who Agree That Temporarily Cutting off Social Media Is Acceptable during a Time of Crisis to Stop The Spread of False Information as of June 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038910/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-cut-off-during-crises/
Ipsos, Internet users who agree that temporarily cutting off social media is acceptable during a time of crisis to stop the spread of false information as of June 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038910/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-cut-off-during-crises/ (last visited May 28, 2022)