| Frequency distribution (%) | |
|---|---|
| Misinformation/made up news | 40 |
| Too much negativity | 14 |
| Hate/harassment/extremism | 12 |
| People believing everything/not knowing what to believe | 12 |
| Partisanship/polarization/division | 5 |
| Censorship/bias | 3 |
| Anti-government views | 1 |
| Echo chambers/people getting one point of view | 1 |
| Privacy or data collection concerns/bad actors | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| DK | 10 |
| RA | 1 |
Question text: What is the main reason you think that online social media has a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in Georgia today?
Note: The question was asked to the respondents who think that social media has mostly negative effect
Answer options 'Sensationalism/exaggeration/clickbait' and 'Vanity/drama/impacts on mental health' were grouped to 'Other'.
Caucasus Barometer is the annual household survey about social-economic issues and political attitudes conducted by CRRC.
Country: Georgia
Fieldwork Dates:
December 17, 2021 to January 31, 2022