Public opinion on restricting false news is changing. A 2023 survey held in the United States revealed that 65 percent of adults believed tech companies should do more to stop the spread of false news even if this meant limiting freedom of information. The percentage of survey participants who felt this way was up by nine percent from the 2018 result, exemplifying the growing concern towards innaccurate information and increased interest in intervention from bodies and organizations outside the news industry itself.
Public opinion on tech companies restricting false news online in the United States in 2018 and 2023
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Pew Research Center. (July 20, 2023). Public opinion on tech companies restricting false news online in the United States in 2018 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829260/tech-company-intervention-fake-news/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on tech companies restricting false news online in the United States in 2018 and 2023." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829260/tech-company-intervention-fake-news/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Public opinion on tech companies restricting false news online in the United States in 2018 and 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829260/tech-company-intervention-fake-news/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on Tech Companies Restricting False News Online in The United States in 2018 and 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829260/tech-company-intervention-fake-news/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on tech companies restricting false news online in the United States in 2018 and 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829260/tech-company-intervention-fake-news/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Public opinion on tech companies restricting false news online in the United States in 2018 and 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829260/tech-company-intervention-fake-news/