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Report for Mozilla survey on misinformation in the EU elections

Mozilla's survey on misinformation in the EU elections

Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. The anonymously gathered information from this survey will give us insight into our subscribers' knowledge of Misinformation issues, and thus help guide our campaigns for 2019.

You must be 19 years of age or older to take part in this survey.

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1. How concerned are you with online *misinformation and **disinformation?

*Misinformation refers to false or misleading information presented as truth that’s shared mistakenly by people who are unaware that it’s false.
**Disinformation refers to false, inaccurate, or misleading information designed, presented, and promoted to intentionally cause public harm or for profit.

2. Do you think you have seen misinformation while using the internet in the last week?

3. How familiar are you with these terms? 1 = not at all familiar, 5 = very familiar

Space Cell	1	2	3	4	5
Filter bubble
Misinformation
Disinformation
Algorithmic curation
Fake News
Targeted Advertising
Clickbait

4. Do you think thwarting the spread of misinformation online is possible?

5. Whose job do you think it is to tackle misinformation? Rank these in order of responsibility ( 1 = most responsible, 6 = least responsible): Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3	4	5	6
Governments	1	2	3	4	5	6
Civil society (e.g. nonprofits, universities)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Individual internet users	1	2	3	4	5	6
Commercial internet platforms (e.g. Facebook, Google, Twitter)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Press/journalists	1	2	3	4	5	6
Other (write in "Comments" section below)	1	2	3	4	5	6

Comments

6. Who do you think is best equipped to solve the misinformation problem?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

7. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Space Cell	Agree	Disagree
Data collected about me online benefits me.
Data collected about my browsing habits can be used to target me with disinformation.
I feel like my online activity is being watched.
Having my data collected provides a benefit to society as a whole.
I am always asked for my consent before data is collected about me online.
I feel that I understand what data is being collected about me and who has access to it.
It’s OK for companies to buy or sell information about me or my interests.
My trust in news and political information has decreased.

8. What do you think would be useful to you to help tackle misinformation (select all that apply)?

Education – knowing how to spot misinformation.
Tools – things that help me spot misinformation.
Fact-checking – other people seeing misinformation and correcting it.
System changes – companies or governments make changes so I’m less exposed to it.
System changes by companies – companies make changes so I’m less exposed to it.
System changes by governments – governments make changes so I’m less exposed to it.
Other

9. How tech savvy would you say you are?

The following questions are optional:

10. Which age bracket do you sit in?

11. Where do you live?

12. What is your gender?