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reportMar 17, 2022

AI and Human Enhancement: Americans’ Openness Is Tempered by a Range of Concerns

Public views are tied to how these technologies would be used and what constraints would be in place.
short readsAug 19, 2020

55% of U.S. social media users say they are ‘worn out’ by political posts and discussions

Many social media users in the United States are exhausted by how much political content they see on these platforms.
reportFeb 7, 2022

Visions of the Internet in 2035

Asked to “imagine a better world online,” experts hope for a ubiquitous – even immersive – digital environment that promotes fact-based knowledge, offers better defense of individuals’ rights, empowers diverse voices and provides tools for technology breakthroughs and collaborations to solve the world’s wicked problems.
reportNov 22, 2021

1. A sampling of some of the key overarching views

The following selection of responses covers some of the more panoramic and incisive big ideas shared by several dozen of the 862 thought leaders participating in this canvassing. This is the fork in the road where people can choose a better future – or a downward path Mark Davis, associate professor of media and communications […]
reportNov 9, 2021

12. Political engagement among typology groups

Note: For a new and fully revised version of Pew Research Center’s political typology (published June 2026), read “Beyond Red vs. Blue: The 2026 Political Typology.” The typology groups at either end of the political spectrum, Faith and Flag Conservatives and Progressive Left, are also the most politically engaged – that is, they voted at the […]
short readsDec 11, 2020

Social media continue to be important political outlets for Black Americans

These platforms have served as venues for political engagement and social activism for many years, especially for Black Americans.
reportJul 30, 2020

Americans Who Mainly Get Their News on Social Media Are Less Engaged, Less Knowledgeable

U.S. adults in this group are less likely to get the facts right about COVID-19 and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims.
short readsOct 15, 2020

64% of Americans say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today

Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today.
reportJul 30, 2020

3. U.S. adults who mostly rely on social media for political news are often less knowledgeable about current events

U.S. adults whose most common way of getting political and election news is social media lag behind Americans who turn to most other sources of news in their knowledge and understanding of the COVID-19 outbreak, politics and other current events. Between October 2019 and June 2020, the American News Pathways project asked 29 fact-based knowledge […]
reportSep 30, 2021

Charting Congress on Social Media in the 2016 and 2020 Elections

The 2020 election featured dramatic increases in lawmaker posts and audience engagement, but less overlap in the sources shared by members of each party.

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55% of U.S. social media users say they are ‘worn out’ by political posts and discussions

1. A sampling of some of the key overarching views

12. Political engagement among typology groups