short readsJan 15, 2021 How lawmakers’ social media activity changed in the days after the U.S. Capitol riot Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.
short readsJan 25, 2021 Though not especially productive in passing bills, the 116th Congress set new marks for social media use Voting members of the 116th Congress collectively produced more than 2.2 million tweets and Facebook posts in 2019 and 2020.
short readsJul 16, 2020 Posts mentioning ‘Black lives matter’ spiked on lawmakers’ social media accounts after George Floyd killing 236 members (45%) of the 116th Congress have mentioned “Black lives matter” on Facebook or Twitter dating back as far as Jan. 1, 2015.
reportJun 16, 2022 Politics on Twitter: One-Third of Tweets From U.S. Adults Are Political Roughly one-quarter of American adults use Twitter. And when they share their views on the site, quite often they are doing so about politics and political issues.