Many in Caribbean Netherlands question information seen online
New CBS figures reported by Soualiga Newsday show many residents of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius doubt online information.
Many residents of the Caribbean Netherlands said they had seen online information they believed was untrue or whose accuracy they questioned, according to new Statistics Netherlands (CBS) figures reported by Soualiga Newsday. Two-thirds of residents on Bonaire and Saba said this had happened in the previous three months. On St Eustatius, the share was just over half.
Social media was where residents were most likely to encounter information they doubted. Just over half of residents on Bonaire and Saba said they had seen social-media information they believed was untrue or questioned. The figure on St Eustatius was 40 percent. CBS said residents were less likely to report this on news websites and elsewhere online.
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More than three-quarters of residents said they checked whether online information was true, including by checking sources, consulting reliable online or other sources, or discussing it with others. Residents of St Eustatius were more likely to do so than residents of Bonaire, CBS said.
Internet use was widespread across the islands. Home internet access was reported by 97 percent of St Eustatius residents aged 15 and older and 92 percent of Saba residents. CBS said 97 percent of residents used the internet daily or almost daily, at home or at work.
Ninety-four percent had made online phone or video calls during the previous three months, and the same proportion had sent text messages through online services. Eighty-six percent had used social media. Around 80 percent of residents on Bonaire and St Eustatius had used online banking, compared with just over 60 percent on Saba.
Around 30 percent of residents had checked whether a website was safe, such as by looking for an https address or security logo. CBS reported no differences between the three islands on that measure.