8 in 10 Americans Don’t Trust Platforms to Moderate Content
Poll shows partisan divide on faith in social media companies to self-police
Most Americans don't trust social media sites to police themselves.
Illustration: Amira Lin
Key insights:
- 81% of respondents said content oversight boards are a “good idea.”
- 66% are in favor of keeping Section 230 protections, but many say it's done "more harm than good."
Americans have little faith social media companies will appropriately moderate content on their platforms, according to a new poll from the Knight Foundation and Gallup.
