Republican and Republican-leaning adult Twitter users are more likely than Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents to follow Trump.
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United Kingdom legislators in the House of Lords and House of Commons tweeted more critical content of Trump’s recent visit to the nation.
Photos that exclusively show men make up the majority of photos that show people; representational differences persist across topics
Twitter users are younger, more likely to identify as Democrats, more highly educated and have higher incomes than U.S. adults overall.
Men are overrepresented in online image search results for popular jobs. Women appear lower on the page than men in many of these searches.
Rural Americans live an average of 10.5 miles from the nearest hospital, compared with 5.6 miles for people in suburban areas and 4.4 in urban areas.
Partisan differences are modest among Americans who mention family, career, money or friends as aspects that make their lives meaningful.
Four topics are universally associated with higher levels of life satisfaction: a person’s good health, romantic partner, friends and career.
An analysis of Youtube videos suggested by the site's recommendation engine finds that users are directed toward progressively longer and more popular content
For the average moderate legislator, about 54% of a member’s Facebook posts discussed local issues between 2015 and 2017. But for the average very liberal or very conservative legislator, just 38% of posts dealt with local issues.
