Online Communities

Three-quarters of U.S. adults who have recently faced some kind of online harassment say it happened on social media.

43% of those who report experiencing harassing behavior online say that they consider their most recent experience to be “online harassment.”

79% of Americans think social media companies are doing an only fair to poor job when it comes to addressing online harassment or bullying.

Here are five facts about how much Americans have heard about the QAnon conspiracy theories and their views about them.

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.

A majority of experts canvassed say significant reforms aimed at correcting problems in democratic institutions and representation will take place. But they are divided about whether this will lead to positive outcomes for the public.

#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.

Using public opinion surveys and large-scale data analysis, we have studied the content on YouTube and how the U.S. public engages with it.

Around one-in-five U.S. adults say they use Twitter. Users tend to be younger and to have more education and higher incomes than adults overall.

Despite facing more scrutiny, Facebook is used by around seven-in-ten U.S. adults and remains popular across demographic groups.