Democrats increasingly embrace censorship from the government and Big Tech: Poll

Published August 19, 2021 7:53pm ET



The pandemic, and the lies and incorrect information that have come from health officials and politicians, have done little to convince Democrats that censorship is a terrible idea. In fact, more Democrats support censorship now than in 2018.

This is according to Pew research, with the outfit’s latest poll on the issue being released on Wednesday. According to Pew, “roughly half of U.S. adults (48%) now say the government should take steps to restrict false information.” This is up from 39% in 2018, and it’s driven entirely by Democrats.

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