Most Americans favor restrictions on false information, violent content online
Most Americans say the U.S. government and technology companies should each take steps to restrict false information and extremely violent content online.
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Most Americans say the U.S. government and technology companies should each take steps to restrict false information and extremely violent content online.
The pandemic and its effects on society became a pervasive part of the media narrative about Joe Biden’s first 60 days in office.
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
A third of U.S. adults say they changed their Thanksgiving plans “a great deal,” while roughly a quarter changed their plans “some.”
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
48% of US adults say the government should restrict false information online, even if it means losing some freedom to access/publish content.
In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms. Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans.
Some 61% of U.S. adults say they follow COVID-19 news at both the national and local level equally, and 23% say they pay more attention to local news.
Americans’ confidence in checking COVID-19 information aligns closely with their confidence in checking the accuracy of news stories broadly.
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