short readJul 22, 2020 Most Americans say social media companies have too much power, influence in politics Roughly half of Americans think social media companies should be regulated more than they are now, our survey found.
short readJul 16, 2020 Posts mentioning ‘Black lives matter’ spiked on lawmakers’ social media accounts after George Floyd killing 236 members (45%) of the 116th Congress have mentioned “Black lives matter” on Facebook or Twitter dating back as far as Jan. 1, 2015.
short readJun 10, 2020 #BlackLivesMatter surges on Twitter after George Floyd’s death #BlackLivesMatter was used roughly 47.8 million times on Twitter – an average of just under 3.7 million times per day – from May 26 to June 7.
short readMay 29, 2020 Fast facts about Americans’ views of social media companies as Trump-Twitter dispute grows Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.
reportMay 18, 2020 For Global Legislators on Twitter, an Engaged Minority Creates Outsize Share of Content Although most national officials use the platform, their posts receive only a small number of likes and retweets.
short readApr 2, 2020 Tweets by members of Congress tell the story of an escalating COVID-19 crisis More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.
short readNov 19, 2019 Protests in Lebanon highlight ubiquity of WhatsApp, dissatisfaction with government Amid unrest, here is a closer look at Lebanon’s widespread use of WhatsApp, as well as unhappiness with the political and economic situation.
short readOct 23, 2019 A small group of prolific users account for a majority of political tweets sent by U.S. adults These users make up just 6% of all U.S. adults with public accounts, but they account for 73% of tweets from adults that mention politics.
short readAug 8, 2019 46% of U.S. social media users say they are ‘worn out’ by political posts and discussions Well before the 2020 election, many U.S. social media users are already exhausted by how many political posts they see on these platforms.
short readJul 15, 2019 About one-in-five adult Twitter users in the U.S. follow Trump Republican and Republican-leaning adult Twitter users are more likely than Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents to follow Trump.