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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Survey data in this report comes from Wave 165 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from March 10 to March 16, 2025. A total of 9,482 panelists responded out of 10,576 who were […]

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    Appendix: AI keywords used in this study

    A webpage was classified as containing an AI mention if it had at least one of the following keywords. These keywords were detected using regular expression matching, included common variants and were not case sensitive, unless noted otherwise.

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    Men, Women and Social Connections

    While experiences with loneliness don’t differ much by gender, men seem to turn to their networks less often for connection and emotional support.

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    2. Alternative social media sites frequently identify as free speech advocates

    To further understand the structure, features and driving principles of alternative social media sites, Pew Research Center researchers conducted an audit of the seven sites analyzed at length in Chapter 1 of this report – BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble, Telegram and Truth Social. Researchers visited each site in April 2022, examining characteristics ranging from […]

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    2. Building better spaces

    A large portion of respondents hoped and predicted that digital platforms will reform themselves and new platforms will arise by 2035 that could lead to a better online environment – one that enshrines new norms for discourse and allows for open and honest conversations that are less fractious and menacing. Among the reforms they imagine: […]

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    2. Perceived pros and cons of not having children

    Among U.S. adults ages 50 and older who never had children, majorities say achieving certain things in life – such as having a fulfilling life, or a successful career – don’t have much to do with whether someone has children. At the same time, many say not having children has made some aspects of life […]

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    1. Sources of local crime news

    Americans get local crime news from a variety of sources, turning most often to people they know and local news outlets.

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    6 facts about Fox News

    The network holds a unique place in the U.S. media landscape, particularly for those on the ideological right.

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