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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3 in 5 Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies, poll finds
A majority of Americans support more government rules for social media companies, including a mandatory age-verification tools to keep younger children off social media, according to a new poll.
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Supermajority of Americans fret about youth social media addiction
A supermajority of Americans believe that social media has become too addictive for children and that it needs more regulation to combat this, according to a poll […]
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...
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