Social networks have too much political influence, according to almost 80% of Americans
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78% of American adults believe that social media has too much influence on politics, with 84% of Republicans and 74% of Democrats sharing this opinion.
Social media companies have too much influence on politics, according to 78% of American adults, according to a Pew Research Center survey; if divided by party, it is 84% of Republicans and 74% of Democrats. This was reported by Tech Crunch, according to UNN.
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According to a Pew Research Center survey, 78% of American adults believe that social media companies have too much influence on politics.
When broken down by party, this equals 84% of Republicans and 74% of Democrats, meaning that both parties can almost mutually agree on this issue. It is also noted that overall, this opinion has become 6% more popular since the last presidential election.
Americans believe that tech companies have too much political power, the publication writes.
However, the views of conservative and liberal Americans on the topic of tech companies' bias diverge. While 71% of Republicans surveyed said that big tech favors liberal views over conservative ones, 50% of Democrats said that tech companies equally support both sets of views. Only 15% of adults overall said tech companies support conservatives more than liberals.
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