Three in 4 voters think Big Tech has too much influence on political news people read, Washington Examiner/YouGov poll finds

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Three out of 4 registered voters believe social media companies have too much influence over what news the public reads, according to a new poll, with a majority also seeing these platforms as politically biased.

A Washington Examiner/YouGov poll found that 76% thought social media companies had too much influence, compared to just 6% who said too little and 11% who picked about the right level of influence. The majority includes 82% of Republicans, 71% of Democrats, and 73% of independents.

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