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short readApr 3, 2024

6 facts about Americans and TikTok

62% of U.S. adults under 30 say they use TikTok, compared with 39% of those ages 30 to 49, 24% of those 50 to 64, and 10% of those 65 and older.
reportOct 18, 2023

How Americans View Data Privacy

The share of Americans who say they are very or somewhat concerned about government use of people’s data has increased from 64% in 2019 to 71% today. Two-thirds (67%) of adults say they understand little to nothing about what companies are doing with their personal data, up from 59%.
short readDec 15, 2022

Explicit content, time-wasting are key social media worries for parents of U.S. teens

A majority of U.S. parents are keeping a watchful eye on what their teens do on social media; some are also imposing screen time restrictions.
short readDec 14, 2022

Americans differ by party, ideology over the impact of social media on U.S. democracy

74% of Republicans say social media has been more of a bad thing for U.S. democracy, compared with a smaller majority of Democrats (57%).
reportNov 15, 2023

News Platform Fact Sheet

The transition of the news industry away from print, television and radio into digital spaces has caused huge disruptions in the traditional news industry, especially the print news industry. Today, an overwhelming majority of Americans get news at least sometimes from digital devices.
short readFeb 1, 2023

Key facts about Gettr

One-in-ten U.S. adults have heard of the alternative social media site Gettr, and only 1% say they regularly get news there.
short readJan 24, 2023

Key facts about Gab

About one-in-ten U.S. adults have heard of Gab, an alternative social media site, and 1% say that they get news there regularly.
short readOct 27, 2022

U.S. adults under 30 now trust information from social media almost as much as from national news outlets

Half of 18- to 29-year-olds say they have at least some trust in the information they get from social media sites.
short readDec 16, 2022

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.
reportNov 10, 2023

Digital News Fact Sheet

In the U.S., roughly nine-in-ten adults (93%) get at least some news online (either via mobile or desktop), and the online space has become a host for the digital homes of both legacy news outlets and new, “born on the web” news outlets.

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