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  • Sep, 2012

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    Trolling

    Q. Would you support the introduction of government legislation to prevent people from using social media to attack and bully individuals (known as ‘trolling’)?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Total Support

    83%

    84%

    85%

    82%

    Total Oppose

    9%

    9%

    9%

    12%

    Strongly support

    55%

    58%

    55%

    45%

    Support

    28%

    26%

    30%

    37%

    Oppose

    6%

    8%

    6%

    6%

    Strongly oppose

    3%

    1%

    3%

    6%

    Don’t know

    7%

    7%

    6%

    7%

    The vast majority of respondents support the introduction of government legislation to prevent people from trolling (83%), whilst 9% oppose any such introduction.

    There are no significant variations by voting intention.

    Female respondents are far more likely to strongly support a ban on trolling (61%) compared with male respondents (48%).

    Looking at the results by age, those aged 45-54 (61%), 55-64 (61%) and 65+ (69%) were all significantly more likely to strongly support a ban.

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