Opion towards anonymity online by social class in France

This statistic illustrates the results of a survey concerning the benefits and risks of anonymity online, which was conducted in France in February 2015. With regard to the socioprofessional category, it shows that 85 percent of upper socioprofessional categories and inactive people believed that the opportunity to post content on the internet anonymously encouraged hate speech.

The opportunity to post content on the internet anonymously... ?

Characteristic	Upper socioprofessional categories	Lower socioprofessional categories	Inactive people*
Encourages hate speech	85%	79%	85%
Represents a danger to society	75%	71%	79%
Ensures all views are represented	68%	75%	63%

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Release date

February 2015

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Region

France

Survey time period

February 18 to 19, 2015

Number of respondents

1,006 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

*Inactive people refers to people aged less than 15 years old, students, retirees, house wives and house husbands, persons unable to work.

Shares correspond to respondents who fully or somewhat agreed with the statement.

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