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Negative interactions on social media in Canada 2017

Share of internet users who have experienced negative interactions on social media in Canada as of July 2017

The data displays the share of internet users in Canada who have experienced negative interactions on social media as of July 2017. The findings show that 35% of respondents found links to stories on current affairs that were clearly false, with 28% finding racist content or comments on their social media feeds.

You found links to stories on current affairs that were obviously false	35
You found racist content or comments on your social media feed	28
You posted something on social media that you deleted after thinking it over twice	23
You reported a social media user for offensive content or comments	20
You found content or comments offensive to people with disabilities on your social media feed	20
You found homophobic content or comments on your social media feed	19
You lost a friend (or stopped talking to a friend) over a social media conversation	15
You made a comment on social media that was used against you in a different conversation	7

Negative interactions on social media in Canada 2017

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