| Frequency distribution (%) | |
|---|---|
| Misinformation/made up news | 61 |
| Hate/harassment/extremism | 7 |
| People believing everything/not knowing what to believe | 12 |
| Too much negativity | 6 |
| Partisanship/polarization/division | 2 |
| Echo chambers/people getting one point of view | 1 |
| 1 | |
| Vanity/drama/impacts on mental health | 3 |
| Privacy or data collection concerns/bad actors | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| DK/RA | 5 |
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 Armenia today?
Note: The question was asked to the respondents who think that social media has mostly negative effect
Answer options 'Sensationalism/exaggeration/clickbait', 'Censorship/bias' and 'Anti-government views' were grouped to 'Other'.
Caucasus Barometer is the regular household survey about social-economic issues and political attitudes conducted by CRRC.
Country: Armenia
Fieldwork Dates:
December 18, 2021 to February 28, 2022