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    Key facts about Telegram

    While 27% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Telegram, only 2% use the alternative social media app for news.

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    Striking findings from 2022

    Here’s a look back at the past year and some of its biggest news events through 15 of our most striking research findings.

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    5. Closing thoughts on human agency

    The following respondents wrote contributions that consider a wide range of issues tied to the future of human agency. Henning Schulzrinne, Internet Hall of Fame member and co-chair of the Internet Technical Committee of the IEEE, said, “Agency and recourse are privileges now and they are likely to become more so. By 2035, automated decision-making […]

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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 168 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from April 14 to April 20, 2025. A total of 9,397 panelists responded out of 10,559 who were sampled, […]

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    2. Alternative social media sites frequently identify as free speech advocates

    To further understand the structure, features and driving principles of alternative social media sites, Pew Research Center researchers conducted an audit of the seven sites analyzed at length in Chapter 1 of this report – BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble, Telegram and Truth Social. Researchers visited each site in April 2022, examining characteristics ranging from […]

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    Hispanic and Black News Media Fact Sheet

    News media made by and for Black and Hispanic Americans – the two largest racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S. – have been a consistent part of the country’s news landscape. Explore statistics on the Hispanic- and Black-oriented news industry.

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    Key facts about Parler

    While 38% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Parler, just 1% of Americans regularly get news there.

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    2. The impact of videos of police violence against Black people

    A large share of Americans (88%) – including about nine-in-ten each among White, Black, Republican and Democratic adults – say they have personally seen videos of police violence against Black people in the news, on social media or in some other way. In general, Americans’ views are mixed as to whether these videos being widely […]

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    3. Focus groups: Social media stirs a range of emotions and reactions in teens

    Key themes in focus group discussions among teens about the role of social media intheir lives Teens can have a wide spectrum of experiences on social media and an extensive range of feelings about what happens to them on these platforms. A variety of studies have explored the impact of social media and the internet […]

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