U.S. adults on the internet being a free speech zone by age 2022

A March 2022 survey conducted in the United States found that 54 percent of adults aged 45 to 64 years thought that the internet should be a free speech zone, where speech should be uncensored. Overall, almost a quarter of respondents in the 18 to 29 year age group agreed with this statement. Furthermore, respondents over the age of 65 disagreed the most with this statement, with 34 percent stating that they did not think speech on the internet should be unrestricted.

Attitudes of adults in the United States on the need for the internet to be a free speech zone as of March 2022, by age group

Characteristic	Agree	Disagree	Not sure
18-29	44%	16%	39%
30-44	47%	27%	27%
45-64	54%	27%	19%
65+	50%	34%	16%

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 22 to 25, 2022

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Original statement:"The internet should be a free speech zone, where speech should be uncensored."

According to the source: "The sample was weighted based on gender, age, race, education, news interest, and 2020 Presidential vote (or non-vote)."

The values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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