How U.S. adults on Twitter use the site in the Elon Musk era
With Musk at the helm, here are four facts about how adult Twitter users in the United States are using the site.
8 facts about Americans and Twitter as it rebrands to X
As Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to "X," here are eight facts about Americans' use of the social media platform.
Majority of Americans say TikTok is a threat to national security
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) see TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the United States.
#BlackLivesMatter Turns 10
More than 44 million #BlackLivesMatter tweets from nearly 10 million distinct users currently exist on Twitter today. Over half of all existing tweets that include the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag were posted from May to September 2020.
One-in-six Americans have taken steps to see less of someone on social media due to religious content
17% of U.S. adults have unfollowed, unfriended, blocked or changed their settings to see less of someone on social media because of religious content the person posted or shared.
Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020
Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement – down from 67% in June 2020. A majority of Americans say the increased focus on race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn't led to improvement for Black Americans.
On alternative social media sites, many prominent accounts seek financial support from audiences
23% of the prominent accounts on the seven alternative social media sites studied sought financial support from their audiences in June 2022.
How U.S. adults on Twitter use the site in the Elon Musk era
With Musk at the helm, here are four facts about how adult Twitter users in the United States are using the site.
Majority of U.S. Twitter users say they’ve taken a break from the platform in the past year
A quarter of Americans who have used Twitter in the past year say they are not likely to use it a year from now.
After Musk’s takeover, big shifts in how Republican and Democratic Twitter users view the platform
Since Elon Musk's take over of Twitter, Republican users have more positive views of the site, while those of Democratic users are more negative.
Teens and social media: Key findings from Pew Research Center surveys
More than half of U.S. teens say it would be difficult for them to give up social media. 36% say they spend too much time on social media.
