U.S. opinion on social media content management 2022| ��ƽ��

Share of adults in the United States who think that selected types of content on social media should be removed as of May 2022

Characteristic	Yes, this should be removed	No, this should not be removed, but it should be labeled as inappropriate or inaccurate	No, this should not be removed and should not be labeled	Don’t know / No opinion
Distorted or edited photos and videos of a public official or celebrity	42%	29%	12%	17%
Hate speech, such as posts using slurs against a racial, religious or gender group	63%	21%	7%	9%
Acts of violence, such as videos depicting violent crimes	59%	26%	6%	9%
Sexual content, such as nude photographs or depictions of sexual acts	53%	31%	7%	9%
Content that inspires violence and discriminatory comments	63%	21%	7%	10%
Content tied to conspiracy theories, such as those related to the web of QAnon and other far-right ideas	41%	27%	17%	16%
Extremist group content, such as those related to terrorist or militia groups	65%	19%	6%	10%

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May 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 30 to May 3, 2022

Number of respondents

2,210 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding

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In May 2022, an online survey in the United States found that over 40 percent of respondents believed that edited content of public officials and celebrities should be removed, while almost 30 percent of respondents reported believing this type of content should be labeled as inappropriate or inaccurate but not removed from social media platforms. Over six in ten percent of respondents reported thinking that social media content including hate speech such as racial, religious, and gender-based slur- and content inspiring violence should be removed. Additionally, 17 percent of respondents reported thinking that social media content tied to conspiracy theories should not be removed nor moderated in any way.