Monica Anderson

A majority of Americans say they use YouTube and Facebook, while use of Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok is especially common among adults under 30.

Democrats are about 10 percentage points or more likely than Republicans to say they ever use Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Reddit.

Americans are more likely to support than oppose banning Donald Trump's social media accounts, but views are divided along political lines.

Here is what Pew Research Center surveys say about Americans’ attitudes toward the tech industry – and social media in particular.

Many social media users in the United States are exhausted by how much political content they see on these platforms.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say major tech companies favor the views of liberals over conservatives. At the same time, partisans differ on whether social media companies should flag inaccurate information on their platforms.

52% of US adults say it is very or somewhat important that companies and organizations make public statements about political or social issues.

Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies – like social media or smartphones – as a reason.

Roughly half of Americans think social media companies should be regulated more than they are now, our survey found.

As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests  both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.