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.
As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.
A majority of Americans say they use YouTube and Facebook, while use of Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok is especially common among adults under 30.
Americans are more likely to support than oppose banning Donald Trump’s social media accounts, but views are divided along political lines.
#BlackLivesMatter was used roughly 47.8 million times on Twitter – an average of just under 3.7 million times per day – from May 26 to June 7.
A majority of Americans are skeptical that tracking someone’s location through their cellphone would help curb the outbreak.
A majority of Americans are turning to digital means to stay connected and track information about the coronavirus outbreak.
Many social media users in the United States are exhausted by how much political content they see on these platforms.
Roughly half of Americans think social media companies should be regulated more than they are now, our survey found.
A majority of online daters report being either very or somewhat concerned about how much data such services collect about them.
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