Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021
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A November 2021 online survey conducted in the United States found that ** percent of respondents said it was extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of different racial and ethnic groups when creating algorithms that find false information. Overall, ** percent of people felt that it was extremely or very important that political viewpoints should be considered when designing such computer programs, whilst ** percent thought the same about people of different genders.
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Pew Research Center. (March 17, 2022). Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021." Chart. March 17, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Say It Is Extremely or Very Important for Social Media Firms to Include People of Various Backgrounds When Creating Algorithms to Find False Information as of November 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Mar 2022, /statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Share of adults in the United States who say it is extremely or very important for social media firms to include people of various backgrounds when creating algorithms to find false information as of November 2021 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1311490/us-adults-importance-of-algorithms-and-people-backgrounds/
