Figure 2.2: Platform users are more likely to have positive feelings about them

Percentage who have positive feelings towards platforms among those who do not use them, those who use them for any purpose, and those who use them daily for news.

Q17. Generally speaking, how positive or negative do you feel about the following platforms? We would like to know your perceptions, irrespective of whether you use these or not. Q19. Typically, how often do you use the following platforms for any purpose? Q20. Typically, how often do you use the following platforms for news? Base: Among platform non-users, they range from 328 on WhatsApp to 1,831 on Twitter in Brazil, 939 on WhatsApp to 1,986 on Twitter in India, 659 on Google to 1,678 on TikTok in the UK, 525 on Google to 1,479 on TikTok in the US. Among platform users, they range from 169 on Twitter to 1,672 on WhatsApp in Brazil, 148 on Twitter to 1,195 on WhatsApp in India, 528 on TikTok to 1,547 on Google in the UK, 644 on TikTok to 1,591 on Google in the US. Among daily users for news, they range from 95 on Twitter to 1,152 on WhatsApp in Brazil, 110 on Twitter to 982 on WhatsApp in India, 237 on TikTok to 698 on Google in the UK, 216 on WhatsApp to 722 on Google in the US. Note: We categorised individuals who use each platform at least once in the past 30 days as 'users'. This figure shows percentages for those who said they felt 'very positive' or 'somewhat positive' towards platforms.