Reuters: U.S. ‘Bipartisan Majority’ Wants Regulatory Crackdown on Social Media. We Also Think Social Media Is Fun
A recent Reuters/Ipsos survey found that a bipartisan majority of Americans want the government to regulate social media. The survey revealed that most respondents agree that social media companies need more government oversight and should be required to use age-verification tools. Despite concerns about social media's impact, 70% of respondents said spending time on social media was fun.
- ▪The majority of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents agree that social media companies need more government oversight.
- ▪85% of respondents think social media can be addictive for children and harmful to their mental health.
- ▪70% of respondents said spending time on social media was fun, despite concerns about its impact.
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Americans of all political stripes agree: we want the government to beat up on social media. Then we want to laugh about it while watching it all happen on social media, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey. In response to the two statements, “Social media companies need more government oversight” and “The law should require social media companies to use age-verification tools,” the majority of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all agree. The smallest majority Reuters reported in this section of the survey was independents answering the question about “more government oversight.” Only 52% of that group agreed. The largest majority, at 74%, was of Republicans answering the question about age verification.
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