{"id":8831,"date":"2021-07-20T15:01:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/56-of-americans-support-more-regulation-of-major-technology-companies\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:56:43","slug":"56-of-americans-support-more-regulation-of-major-technology-companies","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/07\/20\/56-of-americans-support-more-regulation-of-major-technology-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"56% of Americans support more regulation of major technology companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Note: For the latest data on this topic, read our 2022 blog post<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing shares of Americans think major technology companies should face more government regulation, and a majority say that these firms have too much economic power and influence, according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted April 12-18, 2021. Still, there\u2019s not a strong consensus among the public that the government reducing the size of major tech companies would be a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some 56% of Americans think major technology companies should be regulated more than they are now, and 68% believe these firms have too much power and influence in the economy. The latest survey represents a statistically significant increase of those who say there should be more regulation, up from 47% in June 2020 and 51% in May 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There have been increases in support for more regulation across most of the political spectrum, particularly among liberal Democrats, since this question was last asked in June 2020. (Partisan groupings include independents who lean toward either party.)<\/p>\n\n\n

How we did this<\/div>