Data: Axios / Ipsos survey; Note: Numbers may not reach 100% due to rounding; Graphics: Kavya Beheraj / Axios
Elon Musk is likely to realize that there is no big market for his campaign for more freedom of speech on Twitter, according to an Ipsos poll shared exclusively with Axios.
Background: Most Americans have no problem with Twitter or other social media companies that remove posts that include misinformation, promote violence, or pose a risk to the public, according to the poll.
- They are more inclined to oppose the abolition of posts that encourage political action or contain heated political rhetoric.
In figures: 73% of all respondents said they supported the removal of publications that may have incorrect information, while only 20% said they were against the removal of these publications.
- 83% say they support the removal of publications that promote violence against certain individuals or groups.
- 79% say they support the removal of publications that pose a risk to the public.
- Americans are more divided over the removal of political posts. Only 47% support the removal of publications that encourage political action, while 40% oppose it.
- And 54% support the removal of publications that contain heated political rhetoric, while 36% oppose it.
Between the lines: The poll also found that most Americans have no definite opinion on what Musk’s deal to buy Twitter for the social media platform would mean – unless they’re exclusively online.
- Only 39% of all respondents said Musk would improve the quality of the Twitter discussion, while 22% said it would get worse.
- But among self-identified heavy Twitter users, 52% said his participation would improve the quality of the discussion, while 29% said it would get worse.
- Similarly, 44% of all respondents said Musk would make Twitter allow more freedom of speech, while 12% said it would allow less freedom of speech. But among heavy Twitter users, 54 percent said his participation would lead to more freedom of speech, while 21 percent said it would lead to less freedom of speech.
- For non-consumers, the most common answer was “I don’t know”. (About four out of 10 said so on both issues.)
Methodology: This Ipsos survey was conducted on 26-27 April from a sample of 1,000 adults aged 18 and over, randomly extracted from the Ipsos online panel, online partner panel sources and the “river” sample.
- The accuracy of Ipsos online surveys is measured using a confidence interval. In this case, the survey has a confidence interval of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points for all respondents.
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