Canadians on social media platforms regulation of hate speech 2021

An online survey conducted in Canada in 2021 found that the vast majority of respondents, almost 70 percent, felt social media providers should monitor and remove content they considered to be hate speech. Overall, around a fifth of respondents disagreed that social media providers should be responsible for the removal of hate speech. In addition, 12 percent of those asked stated that they did not know.

Share of adults in Canada who agree that social media providers should be required to monitor and remove content they consider to be hate speech as of July 2021

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Agree	69%
Disagree	19%
Don't know	12%

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Release date

August 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

July 23 to July 25, 2021

Number of respondents

1,519 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Canadian residents

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Do you agree or disagree that social media providers such as Google, Twitter or Facebook should be required to monitor posted content and have power and obligation to block/remove content that they consider to be ‘hate speech’?"

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