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‘Love’ reaction steadily overcomes ‘anger’ as response to lawmakers’ posts on Facebook

U.S. lawmakers have received roughly 2 million more love than anger reactions to posts in the first seven months of 2020.

Few Americans are confident in tech companies to prevent misuse of their platforms in the 2020 election

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

Rising share of lawmakers – but few Republicans – are using the term Latinx on social media

One-quarter of United States lawmakers mentioned the term on Facebook or Twitter during the 116th Congress.

Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Say Dating Has Gotten Harder for Most People in the Last 10 Years

A majority of women say they have experienced harassing behavior from someone they went on a date with.

55% of U.S. social media users say they are ‘worn out’ by political posts and discussions

Many social media users in the United States are exhausted by how much political content they see on these platforms.

Outside U.S., Floyd’s killing and protests sparked discussion on legislators’ Twitter accounts

Many legislators in four English-speaking countries directly addressed George Floyd’s killing and the subsequent protests on Twitter.

Americans Who Mainly Get Their News on Social Media Are Less Engaged, Less Knowledgeable

U.S. adults in this group are less likely to get the facts right about COVID-19 and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims.

Parenting Children in the Age of Screens

Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies – like social media or smartphones – as a reason.

Most Americans say social media companies have too much power, influence in politics

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

Posts mentioning ‘Black lives matter’ spiked on lawmakers’ social media accounts after George Floyd killing

236 members (45%) of the 116th Congress have mentioned “Black lives matter” on Facebook or Twitter dating back as far as Jan. 1, 2015.

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