short readsFeb 23, 2024 Majorities in most countries surveyed say social media is good for democracy Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.
reportDec 6, 2022 Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.
reportNov 15, 2021 News on Twitter: Consumed by Most Users and Trusted by Many Fully 70% of U.S. adult Twitter news consumers say they have used Twitter to follow live news events, up from 59% who said this in 2015.
reportMay 22, 2014 The EU Elections on Twitter An analysis of the Twitter conversation on the eve of the European Union elections suggest that those social media users are divided on the value of the EU and not particularly excited about the candidates for the European Commission presidency.