Twitter news consumers more likely than other users to say that Twitter is good for democracy | Pew Research Center

November 11, 2021

2. Twitter news consumers visit site more often than other Twitter users but still go there most for entertainment

Twitter news consumers more likely than other users to say that Twitter is good for democracy

Twitter news consumers more likely than other users to say that Twitter is good for democracy

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2. Twitter news consumers visit site more often than other Twitter users but still go there most for entertainment
Twitter news consumers younger, more educated and more likely to be liberal Democrats than other users
Just under half of Twitter news consumers say they visit the site every day
Both Twitter news consumers and other users cite entertainment as the most important reason they use Twitter
Twitter news consumers are more likely to say the site has impacted their lives in a variety of ways
Twitter news consumers more likely than other users to say that Twitter is good for democracy
Twitter users who get news there are more likely than others to follow politicians, news accounts
Twitter news consumers more politically engaged on the site at every level