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reportApr 24, 2019

Sizing Up Twitter Users

Twitter users are younger, more likely to identify as Democrats, more highly educated and have higher incomes than U.S. adults overall.
reportOct 9, 2018

Appendix C: Country-specific examples of social media

Country-specific examples of social networking sites Do you ever use online social networking sites like ___ ? Ghana Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Hi5, Badoo, WhatsApp, YouTube, SnapChat or Skype Kenya Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp Nigeria Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linda Ikeji Social or LinkedIn Senegal Facebook or Twitter South Africa Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest Tanzania […]
reportSep 10, 2018

News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2018

Most Americans continue to get news on social media, even though many have concerns about its accuracy.
reportOct 15, 2018

1. Most Americans have heard about social media bots; many think they are malicious and hard to identify

Amid the ongoing debate about the role of bots on social media, about two-thirds of Americans (66%) have heard at least something about social media bots – defined in this survey as accounts that operate “on their own, without human involvement, to post and do other activities on social media sites.” But very few pay […]
reportOct 15, 2018

3. Americans express nuanced views of many common uses of social media bots

Although social media bots largely have a negative connotation among the public, certain uses of bots seem to be more acceptable than others. Those who have heard about bots were asked about a mix of nine ways that social media bots are used. Topping the list of supported uses: government agencies using bots to post […]
reportOct 15, 2018

2. Many believe at least some of the news on social media comes from bots and that these accounts have a negative impact on how the public stays informed

While social media bots can be used for many different purposes, much of the public discussion has been about their use in the spread of news. The public seems to have taken notice, and many believe at least some of the news Americans get on social media comes from bots. About eight-in-ten of those who […]
short readsOct 11, 2018

How social media users have discussed sexual harassment since #MeToo went viral

Amid ongoing discussions about sexual harassment in the workplace and beyond, read five findings about how these issues have been discussed on Twitter and other social media outlets in the past year.
short readsSep 17, 2018

APSA conference roundup: Research on political polarization on social media and the U.S. Congress

The ways that social media shape political attitudes and the intricacies of lawmaking in Congress were two of many topics at the APSA annual conference.
reportOct 30, 2018

3. Younger Europeans are less likely to turn to public news media but more likely to rely on social media and newspaper brands

Younger Western Europeans – those who are 18 to 29 years old – turn to a different mix of outlets for news than adults ages 50 and older. They tend to rely less on public news organizations and more on newspaper and magazine brands (in any format) than those ages 50 and older. And a […]
reportJul 11, 2018

Activism in the Social Media Age

As the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag turns 5 years old, a look at its evolution on Twitter and how Americans view social media’s impact on political and civic engagement

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