Figure 3.4: More people generally stopped talking with someone due to political disagreement offline than on social media

Percentage who say they 'have stopped talking to someone due to disagreements about politics' in the past year in general as well as on Facebook and WhatsApp.

Q30. Is there anyone you have stopped talking with due to disagreements on what has been said via WhatsApp about politics in the past 12 months? Q44. Thinking now about Facebook. Is there anyone you have stopped talking with due to disagreements on what has been said via Facebook about politics in the past 12 months? Q11. Is there anyone you have stopped talking with due to disagreements about politics in the past 12 months? Base: WhatsApp users: Brazil = 943, India = 987, UK = 844, US = 228. Facebook users: Brazil = 715, India = 874, UK = 650, US = 203.

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