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1. Americans are more aware of some alternative social media sites than others, but overall, very few get news there
About three-quarters of alternative social media news consumers also use more established social media for news
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- 1. Americans are more aware of some alternative social media sites than others, but overall, very few get news there
- About half or more of alternative social news consumers at least sometimes interact with posts about news and about a third or more post about news at least sometimes
- Alternative social media news consumers report having generally positive news experiences on these sites
- Alternative social media news consumers more likely than Americans overall to favor free speech protection over safeguards against false or offensive content
- A third of alternative social media news consumers have participated in a political activity they found out about on these sites and roughly the same portion have given money to an account on these sites
- Many alternative social media news consumers say these sites have news they wouldn’t see elsewhere
- About half of alternative social media news consumers report seeing political news the most
- Staying informed about current events, following specific accounts are top reasons people use alternative social media sites
- About half or more alternative social media news consumers say discussions on these sites have been mostly friendly
- Majority of alternative social media news consumers say they have found a community there but a strong sense of connection with individual accounts is less common
- Demographic profiles and party identification of different social media news consumers in the U.S.
- Alternative social media news consumers most often associate them with lack of censorship; others are more likely to see them in a negative light
- About three-quarters of alternative social media news consumers also use more established social media for news
- The extent to which Americans have heard of alternative social media sites varies; a very small share of the public gets news on them