Poll: Three in Five Americans Back Tighter Social Media Oversight

Three in five Americans favour stronger government oversight of social media companies, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Monday. The finding indicates broad public support for tighter regulation of platform operators at a time when lawmakers in the United States and abroad are weighing rules on content moderation, minors' access and algorithmic recommendation systems. The poll did not specify which measures respondents would endorse, and no federal legislation on the issue is currently close to passage.