---
title: "Appendix A: Detailed tables for audit of seven alternative social media sites"
description: "[![Table showing self-described philosophies of alternative social media sites](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/10/PJ_2022.10.06_alt-social_A-01-1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-a-detailed-tables-for-audit-of-seven-alternative-social-media-sites/pj_2022-10-06_alt-social_a-01/)"
date: "2022-10-06"
authors:
  - name: "Galen Stocking"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/galen-stocking/"
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
  - name: "Katerina Eva Matsa"
    job_title: "Director, News and Information Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katerina-eva-matsa/"
  - name: "Regina Widjaya"
    job_title: "Computational Social Scientist"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/regina-widjaya/"
  - name: "Mark Jurkowitz"
    job_title: "Senior Writer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/mark-jurkowitz/"
  - name: "Shreenita Ghosh"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/shreenita-ghosh/"
  - name: "Aaron Smith"
    job_title: "Director, Data Labs"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/aaron-smith/"
  - name: "Sarah Naseer"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sarah-naseer/"
  - name: "Christopher St. Aubin"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/christopher-st-aubin/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-a-detailed-tables-for-audit-of-seven-alternative-social-media-sites/"
categories:
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Free Speech & Press"
  - "Freedom of the Press"
  - "Media Polarization"
  - "Misinformation"
  - "Misinformation Online"
  - "Political Discourse"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Social Media & the News"
  - "Tech Companies"
---

# Appendix A: Detailed tables for audit of seven alternative social media sites

[![Table showing self-described philosophies of alternative social media sites](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/10/PJ_2022.10.06_alt-social_A-01-1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-a-detailed-tables-for-audit-of-seven-alternative-social-media-sites/pj_2022-10-06_alt-social_a-01/)

[![Table showing self-described political orientation of alternative social media sites](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/10/PJ_2022.10.06_alt-social_A-02-1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-a-detailed-tables-for-audit-of-seven-alternative-social-media-sites/pj_2022-10-06_alt-social_a-02/)

[![Table showing moderation features of alternative social media sites](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/10/PJ_2022.10.06_alt-social_A-03-1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-a-detailed-tables-for-audit-of-seven-alternative-social-media-sites/pj_2022-10-06_alt-social_a-03/)

[![Table showing privacy protections of alternative social media sites](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/10/PJ_2022.10.06_alt-social_A-04-1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-a-detailed-tables-for-audit-of-seven-alternative-social-media-sites/pj_2022-10-06_alt-social_a-04/)

[![Table showing revenue sources of alternative social media sites](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/10/PJ_2022.10.06_alt-social_A-05-1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-a-detailed-tables-for-audit-of-seven-alternative-social-media-sites/pj_2022-10-06_alt-social_a-05/)

[![Table showing platform availability of alternative social media sites](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2022/10/PJ_2022.10.06_alt-social_A-06-1.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-a-detailed-tables-for-audit-of-seven-alternative-social-media-sites/pj_2022-10-06_alt-social_a-06/)

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**Next:** [Appendix B: Detailed tables for content analysis of sample of prominent accounts](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/10/06/alternative-social-media-appendix-b-detailed-tables-for-content-analysis-of-sample-of-prominent-accounts.md)