Majorities in most countries surveyed say social media is good for democracy
Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.
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Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.
In just three years, the share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.
True crime stands out as the most common topic of top-ranked podcasts in the United States.
Just 14% of all U.S. adults say they have used ChatGPT for entertainment, to learn something new, or for their work.
More than half of Americans (53%) say America’s sport is football – about twice the share who say it’s baseball (27%).
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17% of U.S. adults have unfollowed, unfriended, blocked or changed their settings to see less of someone on social media because of religious content the person posted or shared.
About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they follow professional or college sports not too or not at all closely.
71% of adults say they are very or somewhat concerned about how the government uses the data it collects about them, up from 64% in 2019.
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) see TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the United States.
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