Social Media - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/internet-technology/platforms-services/social-media/ Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy, public opinion polling and data-driven social science research Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:49:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/favicon_128x128.png?w=32 Social Media - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/internet-technology/platforms-services/social-media/ 32 32 151703594 8 facts about Americans and Twitter as it rebrands to X https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=8-facts-about-americans-and-twitter-as-it-rebrands-to-x Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:53:53 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/stub/10-facts-about-americans-and-twitter/ As Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to "X," here are eight facts about Americans' use of the social media platform.

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]]> 327201 Majority of Americans say TikTok is a threat to national security https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=majority-of-americans-say-tiktok-is-a-threat-to-national-security Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:51:43 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=431870 About six-in-ten Americans (59%) see TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the United States.

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]]> 431870 #BlackLivesMatter Turns 10 https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=blacklivesmatter-turns-10 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:50:21 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=431653 More than 44 million #BlackLivesMatter tweets from nearly 10 million distinct users currently exist on Twitter today. Over half of all existing tweets that include the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag were posted from May to September 2020.

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]]> 431653 One-in-six Americans have taken steps to see less of someone on social media due to religious content https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=one-in-six-americans-have-taken-steps-to-see-less-of-someone-on-social-media-due-to-religious-content Wed, 21 Jun 2023 18:53:35 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=431307 17% of U.S. adults have unfollowed, unfriended, blocked or changed their settings to see less of someone on social media because of religious content the person posted or shared.

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]]> 431307 Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020 https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=support-for-the-black-lives-matter-movement-has-dropped-considerably-from-its-peak-in-2020 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:55:54 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=430854 Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement – down from 67% in June 2020. A majority of Americans say the increased focus on race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn't led to improvement for Black Americans.

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]]> 430854 On alternative social media sites, many prominent accounts seek financial support from audiences https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=on-alternative-social-media-sites-many-prominent-accounts-seek-financial-support-from-audiences Fri, 19 May 2023 14:58:01 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=429852 23% of the prominent accounts on the seven alternative social media sites studied sought financial support from their audiences in June 2022.

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]]> 429852 How U.S. adults on Twitter use the site in the Elon Musk era https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=how-us-adults-on-twitter-use-the-site-in-the-elon-musk-era Wed, 17 May 2023 15:59:38 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=429755 With Musk at the helm, here are four facts about how adult Twitter users in the United States are using the site.

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]]> 429755 Majority of U.S. Twitter users say they’ve taken a break from the platform in the past year https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=majority-of-us-twitter-users-say-theyve-taken-a-break-from-the-platform-in-the-past-year Wed, 17 May 2023 15:56:05 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=429550 A quarter of Americans who have used Twitter in the past year say they are not likely to use it a year from now.

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]]> 429550 After Musk’s takeover, big shifts in how Republican and Democratic Twitter users view the platform https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=after-musks-takeover-big-shifts-in-how-republican-and-democratic-twitter-users-view-the-platform Mon, 01 May 2023 15:57:54 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=429072 Since Elon Musk's take over of Twitter, Republican users have more positive views of the site, while those of Democratic users are more negative.

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]]> 429072 Teens and social media: Key findings from Pew Research Center surveys https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=teens-and-social-media-key-findings-from-pew-research-center-surveys Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:59:07 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=428824 More than half of U.S. teens say it would be difficult for them to give up social media. 36% say they spend too much time on social media.

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