Findings from Afrobarometer’s most recent survey in Ghana, conducted in September to October last year, has revealed that many Ghanaians have an aversion towards criticisms against the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
According to the findings, the respondents – a total of 2,400 adult Ghanaians – want the government to block news and opinions that criticises or insults the President.
The findings of the report, published in full below, reveal that “majorities want the government to be able to block hate speech, i.e. information or opinions designed to attack or vilify certain groups in society (69%), as well as news and opinions that criticize or insult the president (57%). Close to half (48%) say the government should be able to limit the spread of information it disapproves of.”
The Afrobarometer is a pan-African and non-partisan survey research network that provides data on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance, and quality of life.
The Afrobarometer team in Ghana, led by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), interviewed the 2,400 respondents between 16 September and 3 October 2019.
Previous surveys were conducted in Ghana in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2017.
The key findings in the latest report are as follows:
? Although radio and television remain the most dominant news sources, daily news consumption via social media (by 22% of Ghanaians) and the Internet (19%) is steadily increasing.
? Social media is less trusted as a source of information – only 39% of Ghanaians say they trust it “somewhat” or “a lot” – than private and public media (55% each) and government sources (54%).
? Close to eight in 10 Ghanaians (78%) say politicians and political parties spread information that they know is false. But smaller majorities also blame government officials, journalists, social media users, and activists and interest groups.
? Although an overwhelming majority (92%) of Ghanaians who have heard of social media think social media usage makes people more aware of current happenings, almost as many (86%) say it makes people more likely to believe fake news.
? One-third (32%) of Ghanaians support government regulation of access to the Internet and social media, but close to half (48%) prefer unrestricted access.
? Large majorities of Ghanaians “agree” or “strongly agree” that the government should be able to limit or prohibit the sharing of false news (77%), hate speech (69%), and news and opinions that criticise or insult the president (57%). Close to half (48%) also say the government should be able to limit the spread of information it disapproves of.
Source: Ghanaweb
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LOOK AT THEM RUNNING AWAY FROM THEIR OWN SHADOWS. MAY GOD PUNISH THIS NPP GOVERNMENT FOR RULING AND MAKING THE IMAGE OF THE NPP LOOK REAL BAD. YES KUFFOUR HAD HIS SHORTCOMINGS BUT AKUFFO ADDO IS REALLY MESSING THE PARTY AND THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE. IT IS NOT GOOD.
Which Ghanaians are you referring to? How come some of us are NEVER interviewed or selected to be part of these survey? All we hear is Ghanaians........ The akans have a wise saying that goes like "s3 kuku ni gya yea, kikakika enso be gyae"...... Those who conducted the search should also conduct another one that Ghanaian's will also tell the presidency to stop insulting...... Afrobarometer survey carried out by daily guide? well.......
which Ghanaians? apuu
Ebei Ghana, has it gotten to this? That instead of conducting survey on how Ghanaians lives has improved or is improving, they are conducting survey about insults. Are we serious at all? The conductors of this survey are all morons. A survey conducted last year Sept Oct is now being released, and what makes it nauseating is that it is not a survey about infrastructure, education, agriculture, health, economy, security, roads and highways, telecommunications, brutalities by police and military, freedom of speech and association, judicial injustice and host of other important issues, but about insults. How does insulting a president or not insulting him bring progress to people's lives. Even Jesus Christ is still being insulted. In fact God himself is being blasphemed everyday, let alone a former weed smoker who is now a president.
IF he doesn't want to be insulted , he should do the rightful thing because you cannot be too wicked and too corrupt and you don't want to be insulted, we will insult you paaaa. BUT THIS AFROBAROMETER IS NOT TURE
load bull5hit here. Daily guide is the newspaper of Chairman of npp and I'm sure they did this rubbi5h "research". Such load of nonsen5e! Akufo Addo is our servant, we're paying him to serve us - and so we'll criticise him forever, especially if he keeps 5stealing with his akyim mafia
Block what? Where were they when akufo addo himself was insulting Mills and Mahama? No blocking we want to hear and discern for ourselves. Even now both him and bawumia when they get the slightest opportunity at state functions they insult.
Respect to every Ghanaian from acra, volta, kasoa, Wa, Bolga, Bono, Everywhere respect should show tanx
I SUPPORT THIS TOO BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO THE PRESIDENT ONLY BUT ALL RESPECTED ELDERLY OF STATE INCLUDING BOTH FORMER PRESIDENTS , MINISTERS OF STATE,MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENTS,CHIEFS AND OTHER RESPECTED AND DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS OF STATE. THANK YOU
Are you talking about criticisms or insults? there is difference oo. i support criticism but oppose to insults, so you cannot put the two together right.