A small share of the public โ 14% โ say they have changed their views about a political or social issue in the past year because of something they saw on social media.
As the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag turns 5 years old, a look at its evolution on Twitter and how Americans view social media’s impact on political and civic engagement
About eight-in-ten Twitter users who tweeted about immigration with a link in the first month of the Trump presidency shared at least one tweet that had a link to a news site.
A majority of Republicans say technology firms support the views of liberals over conservatives and that social media platforms censor political viewpoints. Still, Americans tend to feel that these firms benefit them and โ to a lesser degree โ society.
U.S. adults are mostly against government action that could limit peopleโs ability to access and publish information online. There is more support for steps by technology companies.
About seven-in-ten women in Congress mentioned sexual misconduct in their official Facebook posts between Oct. 1 and Dec. 30, 2017, compared with 37% of men in Congress.
In the past year, Pew Research Center has explored a range of tech-related topics in the news โ from online harassment to fake news to net neutrality.ย Here are some key findings from our research on these and other technology issues.
The U.S. has more foreign students enrolled in its colleges and universities than any other country in the world. Explore data about foreign students in the U.S. higher education system.
Lee Rainie discussed the Center’s latest findings about how people use social media, how they think about news in the Trump Era, how they try to establish and act on trust and where they turn for expertise in a period where so much information is contested.