Ipsos survey conducted a month later, a total of 59 percent of respondents from various countries stated that they would support a temporary social media ban during a massive terrorist attack in their country to stop the flow of fake news. Internet users in India were most likely to agree with this statement, as 85 percent of respondents from the country strongly or somewhat agreed. Saudi Arabia was ranked second with a 77 percent agreement rate.
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 support a temporary social media ban to stop the spread of fake news during a massive terrorist attack as of June 2019, by country
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Ipsos. (August 2, 2019). Internet users who support a temporary social media ban to stop the spread of fake news during a massive terrorist attack as of June 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038949/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-ban-to-stop-fake-news-during-crises/
Ipsos. "Internet users who support a temporary social media ban to stop the spread of fake news during a massive terrorist attack as of June 2019, by country." Chart. August 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038949/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-ban-to-stop-fake-news-during-crises/
Ipsos. (2019). Internet users who support a temporary social media ban to stop the spread of fake news during a massive terrorist attack as of June 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038949/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-ban-to-stop-fake-news-during-crises/
Ipsos. "Internet Users Who Support a Temporary Social Media Ban to Stop The Spread of Fake News during a Massive Terrorist Attack as of June 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038949/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-ban-to-stop-fake-news-during-crises/
Ipsos, Internet users who support a temporary social media ban to stop the spread of fake news during a massive terrorist attack as of June 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038949/worldwide-internet-users-social-media-ban-to-stop-fake-news-during-crises/ (last visited June 29, 2022)