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KOAA Survey: Do you support big tech companies banning accounts, removing platforms?

KOAA Survey Social Media
Posted at 10:35 AM, Jan 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-12 12:50:04-05

With President Donald Trump's Twitter account being permanently banned, many are questioning whether these actions are allowed.

Parler, a social media alternative favored by right-wing conservatives, is currently inaccessible after Amazon booted the site off its servers in response to last week’s riots at the Capitol building. Amazon is just the latest company that has taken steps to de-platform the social media site. Over the weekend, both Apple and Google made the site’s mobile app unavailable to download on its platforms.

Do you support big tech companies banning accounts and removing platforms? Voting has closed for this survey:

  • 42% voted yes
  • 58% voted no

Tune in to News5 at 4 p.m. for a new survey this Tuesday afternoon.

Editor's note: This survey is not based on scientific, representative samples and is solely for KOAA purposes.