A survey conducted in 2020 showed that nearly 49 percent of the adults in Tunisia agreed that the government should be able to control private communications to make sure that people are not plotting violence. On the other hand, 47 percent of the respondents believed that people should have the right to communicate in private without being controlled by the state.
Should the government be able to monitor private communications to make sure that people are not plotting violence?
share of respondents who agree or agree very strongly
Supplementary notes
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
Statement 1: Government should be able to monitor private communications, for example on mobile phones, to make sure that people are not plotting violence.
Statement 2: People should have the right to communicate in private without a government agency reading or listening to what they are saying."
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Afrobarometer. (February 12, 2021). Should the government be able to monitor private communications to make sure that people are not plotting violence? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270624/opinions-on-government-control-on-private-communication-in-tunisia/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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