Three in five Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies: poll

Most favor stronger social media oversight: Survey

Most Americans back stronger social media oversight, according to a new survey. In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, 61 percent of respondents said that additional government oversight is needed for social media companies, 27 percent were against additional government oversight and 17 percent did not respond or were not sure. Over half of all Republicans, Democrats and…

Aug 10, 2026

Three in five Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies: poll

The poll, which was conducted over the six days ended Aug. 3, comes as companies like Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube face mounting legal pressure over their treatment of young users.

Aug 9, 2026