Social Media

Here are five facts about political content on Twitter, such as the content and nature of these posts.

The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to for news.  

Roughly one-quarter of American adults use Twitter. And when they share their views on the site, quite often they are doing so about politics and political issues.

61% of U.S. adults say they have heard at least a fair amount about the phrase “cancel culture,” up from 44% in September 2020.

44% of Americans think major technology companies should be regulated more than they are now, down from 56% in April 2021.

73% of U.S. adult Twitter users include identifiable text in their profile, but 27% include no text apart from the display and username fields.

In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.

Public views are tied to how these technologies would be used and what constraints would be in place.

Roughly half of American adults who use Twitter (49%) post fewer than five tweets per month; 59% of infrequent tweeters are ages 30 to 49.

64% of members of Congress mentioned Black History Month on Facebook or Twitter in February 2021, up from just 29% in 2015.