Share of adults in Canada who agree that social media providers should be required to monitor and remove content they consider to be hate speech as of July 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Agree
69%
Disagree
19%
Don't know
12%
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Original question: "Do you agree or disagree that social media providers such as Google, Twitter or Facebook should be required to monitor posted content and have power and obligation to block/remove content that they consider to be ‘hate speech’?"
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Canada: social media regulation of hate speech 2021
An online survey conducted in Canada in 2021 found that the vast majority of respondents, almost 70 percent, felt social media providers should monitor and remove content they considered to be hate speech. Overall, around a fifth of respondents disagreed that social media providers should be responsible for the removal of hate speech. In addition, 12 percent of those asked stated that they did not know.
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Leger. (August 5, 2021). Share of adults in Canada who agree that social media providers should be required to monitor and remove content they consider to be hate speech as of July 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1317760/canada-social-media-services-regulation-of-hate-speech/
Leger. "Share of adults in Canada who agree that social media providers should be required to monitor and remove content they consider to be hate speech as of July 2021." Chart. August 5, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1317760/canada-social-media-services-regulation-of-hate-speech/
Leger. (2021). Share of adults in Canada who agree that social media providers should be required to monitor and remove content they consider to be hate speech as of July 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1317760/canada-social-media-services-regulation-of-hate-speech/
Leger. "Share of Adults in Canada Who Agree That Social Media Providers Should Be Required to Monitor and Remove Content They Consider to Be Hate Speech as of July 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Aug 2021, /statistics/1317760/canada-social-media-services-regulation-of-hate-speech/
Leger, Share of adults in Canada who agree that social media providers should be required to monitor and remove content they consider to be hate speech as of July 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1317760/canada-social-media-services-regulation-of-hate-speech/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of adults in Canada who agree that social media providers should be required to monitor and remove content they consider to be hate speech as of July 2021 [Graph], Leger, August 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1317760/canada-social-media-services-regulation-of-hate-speech/
