Many Israelis say social media content about the Israel-Hamas war should be censored
Most Israeli adults do not post or share about political and social issues online – including the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Most Israeli adults do not post or share about political and social issues online – including the war between Israel and Hamas.
The median age of regular news consumers ranges from 39 for Univision to 63 for Newsmax.
News influencers on Instagram were less likely than those on other sites to post about politics during summer 2024.
YouTube news influencers are more likely to explicitly identify with the political right than the left. Few have links to the news industry.
News influencers on the site are more likely to explicitly identify with the political right than left. They’re also much more likely to be men.
News influencers with a current or past connection to a news organization are less likely to explicitly advertise their political orientations.
Far more of the site’s news influencers explicitly identify with the political right than left, and two-thirds are men.
Almost two-thirds of news influencers are men. And except on TikTok, more influencers explicitly identify with the political right than the left.
News influencers on TikTok stand out from other sites for having a smaller gender gap and being more balanced in political leanings.
A median of 31% across 35 countries say they’re completely free to speak without censorship, and 28% say their media are completely free to report the news.
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