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. 2017 Jan 20;19(1):e24. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5780

Table 3.

Regulation debates posts on Reddit (n=224).

Post themes n (%)
Proponents (9.4%)

Law 1 (0.4%)

Research 5 (2.2%)

Moral requirement 9 (4.0%)

Legislation benefit 5 (2.2%)

Tax 1 (0.4%)
Opponents (60.7%)

Personal freedom 5 (2.2%)

Safer product 52 (23.2%)

Law 4 (1.8%)

Politics 8 (3.6%)

Employee efficiency 1 (0.4%)

Research 8 (3.6%)

Call to action 51 (22.8%)

How to oppose 7 (3.1%)
Neutrals (29.9%)

Possible regulation 11 (4.9%)

Current regulation status 23 (10.3%)

Regulation effect 15 (6.7%)

Company rule 17 (7.6%)

Comparison 1 (0.4%)