* Adults living in South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, South Korea, Spain, United States, France, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan , Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The number of respondents does not match the total sample.
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Opinion on the temporary shutdown of social networks in case of an attack France 2019
This statistic represents the proportion of French people who think that it is justifiable to temporarily ban social networks in the event of a terrorist attack in order to stop spreading false information in 2019. That year, from the total of people who agreed, 27 percent of respondents said that it was perfectly acceptable to shut down social media in case there were terrorist attacks to avoid spreading fake news.
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Ipsos. (August 2, 2019). Do you think it is justifiable to temporarily ban social networks in the event of a terrorist attackto stop the spread of false information? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1124323/break-temporary-networks-social-attack-terrorist-false-information-france/
Ipsos. "Do you think it is justifiable to temporarily ban social networks in the event of a terrorist attackto stop the spread of false information?." Chart. August 2, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1124323/break-temporary-networks-social-attack-terrorist-false-information-france/
Ipsos. (2019). Do you think it is justifiable to temporarily ban social networks in the event of a terrorist attackto stop the spread of false information?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1124323/break-temporary-networks-social-attack-terrorist-false-information-france/
Ipsos. "Do You Think It Is Justifiable to Temporarily Ban Social Networks in The Event of a Terrorist Attackto Stop The Spread of False Information?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Aug 2019, /statistics/1124323/break-temporary-networks-social-attack-terrorist-false-information-france/
Ipsos, Do you think it is justifiable to temporarily ban social networks in the event of a terrorist attackto stop the spread of false information? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1124323/break-temporary-networks-social-attack-terrorist-false-information-france/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Do you think it is justifiable to temporarily ban social networks in the event of a terrorist attackto stop the spread of false information? [Graph], Ipsos, August 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1124323/break-temporary-networks-social-attack-terrorist-false-information-france/
