According to a 2023 survey of adults in the United States, the majority of respondents expressed concern about foreign countries or agencies using social media to manipulate or influence the views of people in the country. Almost five every 10 respondents reported being very concerned about the issue, while 35 percent said they were somewhat concerned. In contrast, Only four percent of respondents reported being at all concerned about foreign influence on social media.
Level of concern about foreign influence on social media among adults in the United States as of March 2023
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CBS News. (March 23, 2023). Level of concern about foreign influence on social media among adults in the United States as of March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376667/us-adults-foreign-influence-concerns-social-media/
CBS News. "Level of concern about foreign influence on social media among adults in the United States as of March 2023." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376667/us-adults-foreign-influence-concerns-social-media/
CBS News. (2023). Level of concern about foreign influence on social media among adults in the United States as of March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376667/us-adults-foreign-influence-concerns-social-media/
CBS News. "Level of Concern about Foreign Influence on Social Media among Adults in The United States as of March 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376667/us-adults-foreign-influence-concerns-social-media/
CBS News, Level of concern about foreign influence on social media among adults in the United States as of March 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376667/us-adults-foreign-influence-concerns-social-media/ (last visited June 02, 2024)
Level of concern about foreign influence on social media among adults in the United States as of March 2023 [Graph], CBS News, March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376667/us-adults-foreign-influence-concerns-social-media/