Californians trust tech industry but not social media: survey


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 21 Feb 2018

Social media platforms take up nearly two hours of our time every day, according to research firm GlobalWebIndex. (Marcel De Grijs/Dreamstime/TNS)

Californians trust the tech industry more than any other – yet they think it needs to be regulated, and they blame social media for fake news, a new survey says. 

The annual trust barometer by marketing consultancy firm Edelman shows that Golden State residents consider social media companies to be in a different category from Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung: 62% of Californians trust the tech industry, while only 37% trust social media companies. 

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