Roughly seven-in-ten Americans think it likely that social media platforms censor political viewpoints % of U.S. political adults who thinkitis that social media sites intentionally censor political viewpoints they find objectionable
In the midst of an ongoing debate over the power of digital technology companies and the way they do business, sizable shares of Americans believe these companies privilege the views of certain groups over others. Some 43% of Americans think major technology firms support the views of liberals over conservatives, while 33% believe these companies support the views of men over women, a new Pew Research Center survey finds. In addition, 72% of the public thinks it likely that social media platforms actively censor political views that those companies find objectionable.
The belief that technology companies are politically biased and/or engaged in suppression of political speech is especially widespread among Republicans. Fully 85% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents think it likely that social media sites intentionally censor political viewpoints, with 54% saying this is very likely. And a majority of Republicans (64%) think major technology companies as a whole support the views of liberals over conservatives.
Roughly seven-in-ten Americans think it likely that  | social media platforms censor political viewpoints  | % of U.S. political adults who thinkitis that social media sites intentionally  | censor political viewpoints they find objectionable  | Not at Not  | NET  | very Somewhat  | Very  | all  | NET  | Not likely likely likely  | likely  | likely  | Likely  | 26  | 18% 19%  | Total  | 37%  | 35%  | 72%  | 14  | 32  | 54  | 85  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 36  | 62  | 27  | 42  | 20  | Dem/Lean Dem  | Note: Respondents who did notgive an answerare 2018 notshown.  | Source Respondents Survey cond lucted May29-June notgive an answerare 11. 2018  | "Public Attitudes Toward Technology Companies  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 