While there’s been much talk and testimony about social media regulation between CEOs and lawmakers, Escalent wanted to better understand popular opinion.

We conducted a research study among American citizens of all ages, genders, geographies and political views to dig into these issues to provide a better picture for social media platforms. Specifically, we wanted to know whether people agree on social media’s ability to police themselves when their members promote or glorify violence, and, more importantly, what to do about it.