Partisan differences in social media use show up for some platforms, but not Facebook
Democrats are about 10 percentage points or more likely than Republicans to say they ever use Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Reddit.
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Democrats are about 10 percentage points or more likely than Republicans to say they ever use Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Reddit.
A majority of Americans say they use YouTube and Facebook, while use of Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok is especially common among adults under 30.
A majority of Americans are skeptical that tracking someone’s location through their cellphone would help curb the outbreak.
Many social media users in the United States are exhausted by how much political content they see on these platforms.
As schools close and classes and assignments shift online, some students do not have reliable access to the internet at home.
The tech landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade, both in the United States and around the world.
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