This graph shows the share of U.S. social networking site users who blocked, unfriended or hid someone in 2012, due to different political reasons. In 2012, 10 percent of social networking site users said they had blocked, unfriended or hidden someone because that person posted too frequently about political issues.
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Pew Research Center. (March 12, 2012). Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason." Chart. March 12, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Social Media Users Who Have Blocked, Unfriended or Hidden Someone on a Social Networking Site in 2012, by Reason." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Mar 2012, /statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Share of U.S. social media users who have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone on a social networking site in 2012, by reason [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235206/us-social-media-users-who-block-other-for-political-reasons/
