Data from a global survey held in March 2020 revealed that 43 percent of responding internet users worldwide felt that social media companies should help neighbors and local communities to connect with each other during the coronavirus crisis, though this varied somewhat by country. More than half of survey participants from the UK and the Philippines were in favor of this, yet only 20 percent of Japanese respondents thought the same. Over two thirds of global respondents also thought that it was the responsibility of social media platforms to provide fact-checked content to help people cope with the outbreak.
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Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by country
Sample sizes for each country were as follows: 1,004 (Australia), 1,001 (Brazil),
1,003 (China), 1,016 (France), 1,010 (Germany), 1,010 (Italy), 1,079 (Japan), 1,008 (Philippines), 1,008 (Singapore), 573 (South Africa), 1,005 (Spain), 1,040 (UK) and 1,088 (USA).
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GWI. (March 23, 2020). Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106840/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-country/
GWI. "Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by country." Chart. March 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106840/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-country/
GWI. (2020). Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106840/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-country/
GWI. "Role of Social Media Companies during The Coronavirus Outbreak According to Internet Users Worldwide as of March 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106840/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-country/
GWI, Role of social media companies during the coronavirus outbreak according to internet users worldwide as of March 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106840/social-media-role-during-coronavirus-crisis-by-country/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
