Americans divided on whether Trump should be permanently banned from social media
Some 49% of U.S. adults say Donald Trump’s accounts should be permanently banned from social media, while half say they should not be.
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Some 49% of U.S. adults say Donald Trump’s accounts should be permanently banned from social media, while half say they should not be.
Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.
Among the changes: Smartphones and social media became the norm, church attendance fell, and same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana gained support.
Americans have complicated views about the role social media companies should play in removing offensive content from their platforms.
Negative views of technology companies’ impact on the country have nearly doubled since 2015, from 17% to 33%.
Here’s what our surveys have found about how Americans across the age spectrum have experienced the coronavirus pandemic.
Some 44% of liberal Democrats say they have used social media in the past year to encourage others to take action on an issue that was important to them. A similar share (43%) have taken part in a group that shares their interest in a cause.
Exposure to a range of new ideas and viewpoints that many social media users encounter can occasionally cause people to change their minds about political issues or candidates.
Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.
From trust in government to views of climate change, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most memorable findings of the year.
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