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short readJun 5, 2025

Most X users say their recent experiences using the platform have been mostly positive or neutral.

short readMay 29, 2025

The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March.

short readMar 25, 2025

A TikTok user records a video outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The share of Americans who perceive TikTok as a national security threat has also dipped – from 59% in 2023 to 49% now.

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presentationJan 12, 2012

The Rise of the e-Patient

Director Lee Rainie presented to physicians, administrators, and staff at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California on January 12 on understanding social networking and online health information seeking.
reportDec 23, 2011

The civic and community engagement of religiously active Americans

Those who are active in church, religious, or spiritual organizations are often more deeply involved in their communities than those who are not members of such groups.
short readsDec 22, 2011

Using Social Media to Keep in Touch

Roughly two-thirds (67%) of social media users say that staying in touch with current friends and family members is a major reason they use these social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or LinkedIn.
reportDec 21, 2011

The Year in News 2011

What stories and which people generated the most news coverage in 2011? PEJ’s annual Year in the News report offers answers. The Year in News 2011 Interactive allows users to explore the data for themselves.
reportDec 20, 2011

Global Digital Communication: Texting, Social Networking Popular Worldwide

Cell phones are owned by large majorities of people in major countries around the world, and they are used for much more than just phone calls. In particular, texting is widespread in both wealthy nations and the developing world. Social networking is also popular in many nations around the globe.
short readsDec 16, 2011

Twitter and the Campaign: Its Coverage of Ron Paul

Between May 2 and Nov. 27 of this year, there were more than 1.1 million postings on Twitter about Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul. He received far more discussion on social media than in the traditional news outlets.
reportDec 14, 2011

Where People Get Information about Restaurants and Local Businesses

The internet is the source that people most rely on for material about the local business scene and search engines are particularly valued.
presentationDec 14, 2011

State of Social Media: 2011

Senior Research Specialist Mary Madden will present the Project’s latest research on social media adoption.
reportNov 15, 2011

Why Americans use social media

Social networking sites are appealing as a way to maintain contact with close ties and reconnect with old friends.
reportNov 14, 2011

How Mainstream Media Outlets Use Twitter

Twitter has been embraced by news organizations today, but is used in limited ways, according to a new study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and The George Washington University.

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Republicans and Democrats on X differ over the site’s politics and their experiences

Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular

Fewer Americans now support TikTok ban, see the platform as a national security threat than in spring 2023

Using Social Media to Keep in Touch

Twitter and the Campaign: Its Coverage of Ron Paul