Proportion who think social media is systematically biased towards a political view – by political leaning

In most countries there are only small differences between those on the left and those on the right in terms of perceptions of bias from social media. But in Argentina, those on the left are more likely to perceive bias, with the same true for those on the right in the USA.

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Q1. Some people talk about ‘left’, ‘right’ and ‘centre’ to describe parties and politicians. (Generally, socialist parties would be considered ‘left wing’ whilst conservative parties would be considered ‘right wing’.) With this in mind, where would you place yourself on the following scale? Q17G. On balance, do you feel each of the following platforms are systematically biased towards a political view, or not? Base: Left/Centre/Right in Germany = 242/1417/182, UK = 410/1092/287, USA = 400/961/437, Brazil = 485/714/542, Spain = 594/994/274, Argentina = 165/1010/462, Japan = 74/1288/219, South Korea = 250/1395/213.

Source: Data from the report 'What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries', published in November 2024.