Respondents were referred as "upper deck consumer citizens"
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
Original question: "For each of the following, please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree: Temporarily cutting off social media platforms is acceptable at times of crisis to stop the spread of false information."
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Share of Malaysians supporting social media bans in a crisis to stop fake news 2019
According to a survey conducted by in June 2019, more than half of Malaysian respondents agreed that temporarily cutting off social media platforms is acceptable to stop the spread of false information at times of crisis, with around ** percent strongly agreeing to the method.
The background of the survey was a temporary social media ban by the government in Sri Lanka in April 2019 in the wake of a fatal terrorist attack.
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