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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Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
Most say cooperation with other countries is important in dealing with global threats, especially on the spread of infectious diseases.
About nine-in-ten U.S. adults (91%) say they have heard little (46%) or nothing at all (45%) about the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics.
Dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy is linked to concerns about the economy, the pandemic and social divisions.
As daunting challenges from Russia, China and a flagging global economy ripple across the world, Americans and Germans continue to say that relations between their countries are good. Most Americans and Germans continue to see each other as partners on protecting European security, and publics in each country are willing to support using military action to protect themselves and their allies.
There is minimal praise from other societies for how the United States and China are handling climate change.
Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
More than nine-in-ten Poles see Russia as a major threat and have no confidence at all in Putin
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