More Americans – especially young adults – are regularly getting news on TikTok
The share of adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has grown about fivefold since 2020, from 3% to 17% in 2024.
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The share of adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has grown about fivefold since 2020, from 3% to 17% in 2024.
The share of Americans who support the U.S. government banning TikTok now stands at 32%, down from 38% in fall 2023 and 50% in March 2023.
Most Israeli adults do not post or share about political and social issues online – including the war between Israel and Hamas.
TikTok users under 30 see its impact on democracy more positively than older users, with 45% of this group saying it’s mostly good for American democracy.
Some 72% of high school teachers say that students being distracted by cellphones is a major problem in their classroom.
X stands out as a place people go to keep up with politics. Still, some users see political posts on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram, too.
X is still more of a news destination than these other platforms, but the vast majority of users on all four see news-related content.
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.
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