Trust in social media companies to ensure factual content in crisis Saudi Arabia 2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 19, 2021

According to a survey conducted by Ipsos in June 2019, almost half of Saudi Arabian respondents stated to trust social media companies to ensure the content shared on their platforms during times of crisis is factual, with 27 percent strongly agreeing to the statement.
The background of the survey was a temporary social media ban by the government in Sri Lanka in April 2019 in the wake of a fatal terrorist attack.

Share of respondents who trust social media companies to ensure the content on their platforms is factual during times of crisis in Saudi Arabia as of June 2019

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Release date

August 2019

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Region

Saudi Arabia

Survey time period

May 24 to June 7, 2019

Number of respondents

1,000+

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Original question: "For each of the following, please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree: I trust the social media companies to ensure that the content that is shared on their platforms during times of crisis is factual."

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