Most favor stronger social media oversight: Survey

Most Americans back stronger social media oversight, according to a new survey. In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, 61 percent of respondents said that additional government oversight is needed for social media companies, 27 percent were against additional government oversight and 17 percent did not respond or were not sure. Ov

The poll, which was conducted over the six days ended Aug. 3, comes as companies like Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube face mounting legal pressure over their treatment of young users.

An overwhelming majority of Americans - 85 per cent - think social media can be addictive for children.

Three in five Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  Reuters

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 : A bipartisan majority of Americans support more government rules for how social media companies conduct business, including a requirement of age-verification tools to keep younger children off social media, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll, which was conducted over the six days ending Aug