Banning Use of Social Media

Q. The British Prime Minister has suggested that in situations such as the recent riots, people should be banned from using social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Do you agree or disagree.

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Aged 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+	Use frequently	Use sometimes	Use occasionally	Never use
Total agree	47%	51%	51%	22%	29%	52%	62%	27%	55%	52%	64%
Total disagree	39%	38%	36%	65%	59%	31%	29%	62%	31%	31%	25%
Strongly agree	24%	25%	26%	5%	10%	28%	35%	14%	16%	24%	40%
Agree	23%	26%	25%	17%	19%	24%	27%	13%	39%	28%	24%
Disagree	24%	25%	21%	34%	30%	24%	20%	35%	20%	21%	17%
Strongly disagree	15%	13%	15%	31%	29%	9%	9%	27%	11%	10%	8%
Don’t know	13%	11%	13%	13%	13%	16%	9%	10%	13%	16%	11%

47% agreed with the suggestion to ban people from using social media in particular situations such as the recent UK riots and 39% disagreed.

Those most likely to disagree were Greens voters (65%) and people aged 18-34 (59%).

Responses were strongly associated with usage. 62% of those who use social media frequently disagreed compared to 31% of those who use sometimes/occasionally and 25% of those who never use.