During a July 2019 survey of online adults in the United States, it was found that 65 percent of all respondents who identified as Democrats thought that politicians should not be allowed to block people on social media or prevent them from seeing or interacting with posts from a social media account. Only 44 percent of Independent-identifying respondents thought the same.
Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by political stance
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YouGov. (July 15, 2019). Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by political stance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042011/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-politics/
YouGov. "Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by political stance." Chart. July 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042011/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-politics/
YouGov. (2019). Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by political stance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042011/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-politics/
YouGov. "Share of Online Adults in The United States Who Think That Politicians Should Be Allowed to Block People on Social Media as of July 2019, by Political Stance." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042011/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-politics/
YouGov, Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by political stance Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042011/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-politics/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of online adults in the United States who think that politicians should be allowed to block people on social media as of July 2019, by political stance [Graph], YouGov, July 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042011/us-view-of-politicians-allowed-to-block-people-on-social-media-by-politics/