FF Poll: The Medium is the Message

Q1. Twitter is rolling out a feature which will allow users to subscribe to accounts they like for a monthly fee in exchange for exclusive content. Your view?

overall

custom

male

female

rep

ind

dem

18-29

30-44

45-64

65+

I rarely or never use Twitter

47%

51%

43%

60%

47%

35%

48%

32%

47%

55%

47%

I use Twitter and I'd pay at least a couple of dollars a month to subscribe to one or more accounts on Twitter

5%

3%

6%

0%

6%

9%

5%

8%

4%

5%

I use Twitter but I would not pay a couple of dollars a month to subscribe to any accounts on Twitter

42%

38%

45%

28%

41%

54%

43%

52%

46%

35%

42%

Other

0%

Don't know

0%

1%

0%

1%

0%

3%

0%

Don't care

5%

7%

4%

11%

0%

1%

10%

8%

3%

5%

Q2. According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Facebook is aware its Instagram app harms mental health for teens. Your view? (Please choose three, one from each of A, B and C)

overall

custom

male

female

rep

ind

dem

18-29

30-44

45-64

65+

Group A

I believe Instagram is bad for the mental health of teens and Facebook is aware of it

76%

75%

82%

76%

81%

72%

76%

75%

76%

I believe Instagram is bad for the mental health of teens but Facebook is not aware of it

3%

0%

6%

3%

0%

4%

10%

8%

3%

I do not believe Instagram is bad for the mental health of teens

12%

14%

10%

9%

12%

16%

10%

4%

18%

10%

12%

Group B

I use Instagram regularly

15%

13%

15%

14%

18%

14%

33%

12%

13%

10%

15%

I use Instagram occasionally

23%

21%

25%

17%

12%

31%

19%

32%

28%

10%

23%

I rarely or never use Instagram

46%

49%

44%

46%

59%

45%

48%

24%

43%

65%

46%

Group C

Instagram does more good than harm

19%

25%

13%

15%

24%

22%

14%

28%

19%

18%

19%

Instagram does more harm than good

39%

43%

35%

43%

35%

36%

67%

24%

37%

38%

39%

None of these

3%

4%

2%

6%

4%

0%

4%

5%

3%

Don't know

5%

4%

8%

6%

4%

0%

8%

7%

5%

Don't care

3%

5%

1%

5%

0%

1%

0%

8%

4%

0%

3%

Q3. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company has big ambitions in media and entertainment. In May it acquired MGM Studios for $8.5 billion and is increasingly looking to purchase the rights to live sports. Your view? (Please choose three, one from each pair)

overall

custom

male

female

rep

ind

dem

18-29

30-44

45-64

65+

Group A

I'd trust Amazon as purveyor of entertainment as much as I trust outlets I currently use

56%

57%

46%

47%

70%

52%

68%

56%

57%

56%

I would not trust Amazon as purveyor of entertainment as much as I trust outlets I currently use

33%

32%

35%

40%

35%

27%

43%

16%

37%

33%

Group B

I'd trust Amazon as a source of news

18%

16%

20%

3%

18%

31%

0%

20%

21%

23%

18%

I would not trust Amazon as a source of news

69%

75%

64%

77%

71%

62%

71%

72%

74%

60%

69%

Group C

The fact that Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post is a positive

25%

20%

30%

9%

24%

41%

19%

16%

28%

25%

The fact that Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post is a negative

54%

63%

46%

65%

59%

43%

52%

48%

56%

55%

54%

None of these

2%

3%

1%

3%

6%

0%

3%

2%

Don't know

8%

7%

10%

14%

0%

5%

19%

8%

4%

8%

Don't care

1%

0%

1%

2%

0%

3%

1%