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Majorities in both major parties believe censorship is
likely occurring, but this belief is especially common and growing among
Republicans. Nine in ten Republicans and independents who lean toward the
Republican Party say it’s at least somewhat likely that social media platforms
censor political viewpoints they find objectionable, up slightly from 85%
in 2018, when Pew last asked this question.
Seventy-three percent of Democrats say they strongly or
somewhat approve of social media companies labeling posts on their platforms
from elected officials as inaccurate or misleading. Seventy-one percent of
Republicans say they at least somewhat disapprove of this practice.
Republicans are also far more likely than Democrats to say
they have no confidence at all that social media companies would be able to
determine which posts on their platforms should be labeled as inaccurate or
misleading (50% vs. 11%).
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