More members of Congress, especially Democrats, are talking about Black History Month on social media
64% of members of Congress mentioned Black History Month on Facebook or Twitter in February 2021, up from just 29% in 2015.
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64% of members of Congress mentioned Black History Month on Facebook or Twitter in February 2021, up from just 29% in 2015.
One-in-five federal, state and local candidate tweets in 2022 have mentioned race, abortion, education or the economy.
236 members (45%) of the 116th Congress have mentioned “Black lives matter” on Facebook or Twitter dating back as far as Jan. 1, 2015.
#BlackLivesMatter was used roughly 47.8 million times on Twitter – an average of just under 3.7 million times per day – from May 26 to June 7.
The share of social media users who say they have changed their views on an issue has increased since we last asked this question in 2018.
These platforms have served as venues for political engagement and social activism for many years, especially for Black Americans.
Many legislators in four English-speaking countries directly addressed George Floyd’s killing and the subsequent protests on Twitter.
Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today.
A majority of teens say a welcoming, safe online environment is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online.
A small share of the public – 14% – say they have changed their views about a political or social issue in the past year because of something they saw on social media.
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