big tech, Facebook, Google+, News
Q. How frequently do you use technology platforms like Google and social media to search for and read news articles?
| Mar’21 | Sep’20 | |
| At least daily | 49% | 52% |
| At least once a week | 24% | 22% |
| At least once a month | 7% | 8% |
| Less frequently than one a month | 10% | 6% |
| Never | 11% | 11% |
| Base (n) | 1,074 | 1,076 |
| Total | Age Group | |||
| 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | ||
| At least daily | 49% | 51% | 58% | 38% |
| At least once a week | 24% | 28% | 25% | 20% |
| At least once a month | 7% | 10% | 6% | 5% |
| Less frequently than one a month | 10% | 7% | 6% | 17% |
| Never | 11% | 4% | 6% | 20% |
| Base (n) | 1,074 | 326 | 363 | 385 |
Q. To what extent would you support or oppose the following measures if they were introduced to regulate big tech companies?
| TOTAL: Support | Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| Force tech companies to remove misinformation and disinformation from their platforms | 76% | 74% | 77% | 70% | 69% | 87% | 75% | 76% | 85% | 75% | ||
| Require tech companies to let you know all the information about you they hold and give you the right to remove it from their servers | 76% | 75% | 76% | 70% | 71% | 85% | 78% | 77% | 81% | 72% | ||
| Prevent tech companies from selling your personal information to other companies | 79% | 79% | 79% | 73% | 75% | 88% | 78% | 80% | 85% | 80% | ||
| Enforce upon tech companies the payment of tax on all Australians earnings | 69% | 73% | 65% | 57% | 64% | 84% | 71% | 71% | 67% | 74% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,074 | 527 | 547 | 326 | 363 | 385 | 335 | 396 | 106 | 138 | ||