Three in five Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
The Reuters/Ipsos poll found 66% support age-verification tools and 61% want firmer oversight of social media companies.
- A bipartisan majority of Americans support firmer government oversight of social media, with 66% backing laws requiring age-verification tools to keep children under 16 off platforms, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll of 4,505 adults.
- Tech firms currently face escalating legal battles as a New Mexico court on Thursday ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund, while trade group NetChoice sued to block minors' access laws.
- An overwhelming 85% of Americans view social media as addictive for children and harmful to mental health, yet 70% of respondents report their own platform time is fun, the Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
- Support for tighter rules crosses party lines, with 74% of Republicans and 69% of Democrats favoring increased oversight; Washington, D.C. resident Christopher Chen said, "something needs to be done by the government to protect the people."
- Despite more than a dozen states passing laws regulating minors' social media access, enforcement remains difficult; Kansas resident Paula Dick noted children find "workarounds to get around blocks" that parents installed on phones.
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There's growing anger against Facebook and Instagram in the US. Indeed, people are becoming increasingly addicted to social media. A survey has revealed that most Americans want restrictions on social media.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jung Joo-ho = Two-thirds of Americans believe a law is needed to mandate age verification for social media to prevent access by users under the age of 16...
Politically, they are an enemy of the brain in many ways, but in one point there is great consensus between Democrats and Republicans in the US: with rules for social media. This also applies to a minimum age for the use of Instagram, TikTok and Co.
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Three in five Americans favour stronger oversight of social media companies: Reuters/Ipsos poll
The poll, which was conducted over the six days ending August 3, comes as companies like Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube face mounting legal pressure over their treatment of young users. A trial is expected to begin on Wednesday over allegations by state prosecutors that Meta designed its products to addict young users.
Three in five Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
A bipartisan majority of Americans support more government rules for how social media companies conduct business, including a requirement of age-verification tools to keep younger children off social media, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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