Elon Musk is likely to find out that there's not a big market for his campaign for more free speech on Twitter, according to an Ipsos poll shared exclusively with Axios.
The big picture: Most Americans don't have a problem with Twitter or other social media companies removing posts that include misinformation, promote violence or pose a risk to the public, according to the poll.
- They're more likely to oppose the removal of posts that promote political action or contain heated political rhetoric.
By the numbers: 73% of all respondents said they support removing posts that probably have false information, with just 20% saying they oppose removing those posts.
- 83% said they support removing posts that promote violence against particular individuals or groups.
- 79% said they support removing posts that pose a risk to the public.
- Americans are more divided on taking down political posts. Just 47% support removing posts that promote political action, while 40% oppose it.
- And 54% support removing posts that contain heated political rhetoric, with 36% opposed.
Between the lines: The poll also found that most Americans don't have strong opinions about what Musk's deal to buy Twitter will mean to the social media platform — unless they're extremely online....
- Just 39% of all respondents said Musk will improve the quality of discussion on Twitter, while 22% said it would get worse.
- But among self-described heavy Twitter users, 52% said his involvement would improve the quality of