Antecedents to support for content restrictions

Abstract

This study investigates the roles of multiple factors, including audience factors, content factors, and third-person perceptions, ill predicting support for content restrictions on mass-mediated information, entertainment, and propaganda. Survey data collected front student and non-student adult groups show that both groups support snore extreme forms of content restrictions for propaganda than for information or entertainment content. However, closer examination reveals that students and adults differ on factors predicting their support for content restrictions.