Most Americans Favor Restrictions on False Information

by Chris Black

In related news, Democrats now believe that it is up to the government to determine what is true and false and to censor “misinformation” on the internet.

Support for government censorship among Democrats has risen from 40% in 2018 to 70% in 2023.

Pew Research Center:

65% of Americans support tech companies moderating false information online and 55% support the U.S. government taking these steps. These shares have increased since 2018.

Americans are even more supportive of tech companies (71%) and the U.S. government (60%) restricting extremely violent content online.

Democrats are more supportive than Republicans of tech companies and the U.S. government restricting extremely violent content and false information online. The partisan gap in support for restricting false information has grown substantially since 2018. …

America is in trouble because the anti-Americans run the schools.

Something, something systemic, must be done about that.

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