Key facts about Gettr
One-in-ten U.S. adults have heard of the alternative social media site Gettr, and only 1% say they regularly get news there.
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2. Public digital spaces will be improved: Tech can be fixed, governments and corporations can reorient incentives and people can band together to work for reform
A notable share of the most hopeful respondents to this canvassing declared that in order to serve the public interest and improve digital spaces, the tech industry, government and civil society need to focus on achieving an ethical tech design that values people over profit. They said that this – combined with vastly improved individual […]
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Key facts about BitChute
BitChute is a video-sharing site and an alternative social media platform; here are key facts about the site and its users.
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6. What about blockchain?
This section gathers a selection of experts’ comments in regard to where blockchain might fit into the picture, if it fits at all. Some entrepreneurs who define Web3 as a packaging of the metaverse plus blockchain and NFTs are doing so to promote the monetization of emerging spaces and the creation of new business opportunities. […]
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Key facts about Rumble
Here are key facts about the alternative social media service Rumble, an online video-sharing platform founded in 2013.
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Key facts about Telegram
While 27% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Telegram, only 2% use the alternative social media app for news.
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Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.
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The Role of Alternative Social Media in the News and Information Environment
In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms. Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans.
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3. Two meta insights about the future of the metaverse
Two overarching themes emerged in respondents’ answers as they contemplated the most likely fate of the metaverse and extended reality (XR) by 2040. The first: Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) information layers that can be seamlessly implemented in real-world settings will be relatively widely embraced across societies by 2040 as a part of […]
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Payment apps like Venmo and Cash App bring convenience – and security concerns – to some users
PayPal is used by a majority of U.S. adults (57%). Smaller shares report ever using Venmo (38%), Zelle (36%) or Cash App (26%).