Tech Companies

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

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as the reason they think they were targeted. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking

Partisans differ on whether social media companies’ decisions had a major impact on the election.

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

We have studied Americans’ attitudes toward tech companies for years. Here are takeaways from our recent research.

Americans have grown more divided on whether offensive content online is taken seriously enough and on which is more important online, free speech or feeling safe.

73% of Americans express little or no confidence in tech companies to prevent the misuse of their platforms to influence the 2020 election.

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.

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

Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.