Poll: Conservatives Leaving Facebook
Poll: Conservatives Leaving Facebook
By Jason Devaney Wednesday, 29 August 2018 04:52 PM
Many conservatives are either abandoning their use of
Facebook or considering doing so because they think the social media company is
censoring conservative voices, a new poll found.
Results from the Media Research Center-sponsored survey:
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More than 45 percent of conservatives said they
have left Facebook or are considering leaving it.
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7.5 percent of conservatives said they left
Facebook because it was censoring right-leaning views.
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24.8 percent said they are considering leaving
Facebook because of the company's censorship of conservatives.
·
13 percent said they left Facebook or are
considering doing so for a reason other than censorship.
·
66.1 percent said they do not trust Facebook to
treat all of its users equally, no matter their politics.
·
66.9 said they have less trust in Facebook than
they did one year ago.
·
64.6 percent said social media companies are
censoring conservatives and right-leaning views on their platforms.
"These numbers are devastating to any CEO
responsible for addressing the concerns of his customer base," Media
Research Center president Brent Bozell said. "According to this survey, 7
percent of conservatives have already left Facebook and another 25 percent are
seriously considering it. That's nearly one-third (32 percent) of conservatives
on Facebook — potentially tens of millions of consumers.
"To make matters worse, two-thirds of conservative
Facebook users trust Facebook less than they did a year ago. These trends
should set off alarm bells at Facebook headquarters. They are bleeding a major
customer base."
Facebook and other social media companies have come under
fire over claims they are trying to silence conservative voices. President
Donald Trump accused Google this week of rigging search results against him.
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