Key facts about Gab
About one-in-ten U.S. adults have heard of Gab, an alternative social media site, and 1% say that they get news there regularly.
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Key facts about Rumble
Here are key facts about the alternative social media service Rumble, an online video-sharing platform founded in 2013.
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Key facts about Telegram
While 27% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Telegram, only 2% use the alternative social media app for news.
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Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.
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Key facts about Truth Social
With Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid now officially underway, here are key facts about Truth Social and its users.
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Key facts about Parler
While 38% of U.S. adults say they have heard of Parler, just 1% of Americans regularly get news there.
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The Role of Alternative Social Media in the News and Information Environment
In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms. Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans.
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Twitter is the go-to social media site for U.S. journalists, but not for the public
The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to for news.
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Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
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AI and Human Enhancement: Americans’ Openness Is Tempered by a Range of Concerns
Public views are tied to how these technologies would be used and what constraints would be in place.
