Anti-corporate sentiment in U.S. is now widespread in both parties
The U.S. public’s views of banks and other financial institutions, as well as large corporations, have become much more negative recently.
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The U.S. public’s views of banks and other financial institutions, as well as large corporations, have become much more negative recently.
Some 49% of U.S. adults say Donald Trump’s accounts should be permanently banned from social media, while half say they should not be.
Only 9% of adult social media users say they often post or share things about political or social issues on social media.
73% of Americans express little or no confidence in tech companies to prevent the misuse of their platforms to influence the 2020 election.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
53% of U.S. adults who voted in the general election say they engaged in at least 1 of 6 political activities over the past six months.
Americans are now more likely to expect foreign election interference than they were in October 2018, when 67% expected it.
Roughly half of Americans think social media companies should be regulated more than they are now, our survey found.
80% of Americans say social media platforms are very or somewhat effective for raising public awareness about political or social issues.
Although manufacturing jobs have fallen over the past three decades, improved productivity has kept manufacturing output rising – contrary to what many Americans believe. But over the past few years, productivity growth has been sluggish at best.
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