Generations defined as:
Gen Z: 16-21 years
Millennials: 22-35 years
Gen X: 36-55 years
Boomers: 56+ years
These age bands have been weighted to represent the UK
population, as has gender (49% male, 51% female)
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Individuals who believed that social media spreads extremism in the UK in 2017
This statistic displays the share of respondents who believed that social media spreads extremism and intolerance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Of the different generational groups identified, there was very little difference between the groups. 36 percent of the Gen Z, Millenials and Boomers groups felt that social media spreads extremism and intolerance, whilst 35 percent of the Gen X group agreed.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 6, 2017). Share of generational groups who believed that social media spreads extremism and intolerance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/789810/individuals-who-believed-that-social-media-spreads-extremism-in-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of generational groups who believed that social media spreads extremism and intolerance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. November 6, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/789810/individuals-who-believed-that-social-media-spreads-extremism-in-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Share of generational groups who believed that social media spreads extremism and intolerance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/789810/individuals-who-believed-that-social-media-spreads-extremism-in-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Generational Groups Who Believed That Social Media Spreads Extremism and Intolerance in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Nov 2017, /statistics/789810/individuals-who-believed-that-social-media-spreads-extremism-in-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of generational groups who believed that social media spreads extremism and intolerance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/789810/individuals-who-believed-that-social-media-spreads-extremism-in-uk/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Share of generational groups who believed that social media spreads extremism and intolerance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/789810/individuals-who-believed-that-social-media-spreads-extremism-in-uk/
