Poll of US adults: 62% say social media has “too much control” over the mix of news we see on their platforms, and 55% say this results in a worse mix of news
Pew Research Center
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35% of Americans say that censorship of news organizations on social media sites is a very big problem. https://www.journalism.org/... https://twitter.com/...
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Of the seven issues asked about, about half of U.S. adults say that one-sided news (53%) and inaccurate news (51%) are very big problems when it comes to news on social media. https://www.journalism.org/... https://twitter.com/...
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News and data nerds: Feast on this demographic profile of those who get news on various social media platforms. New @pewresearch @pewjournalism report https://www.journalism.org/... https://twitter.com/...
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@lrainie
Lee Rainie
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Chart of the day: the share of Americans who get news from 11 different social media platforms. Facebook has by far the biggest crowd. @PewJournalism has all the details: https://www.journalism.org/... https://twitter.com/...
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Signature report from @PewJournalism is out today: Social media and news. Main findings link to tech wariness: 62% of Amer say social media companies have too much control over news people see 55% say firms' efforts result in worse mix of news https://www.journalism.org/... https…
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75% of Republicans say social media companies have too much control over the mix of news people see, compared with 53% of Democrats. More Republicans than Democrats also say these efforts result in a worse mix of news for users. https://www.journalism.org/... https://twitter.com/…
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I think a lot of journalists would agree https://www.journalism.org/... pic.twitter.com/rXV2UkFT0s
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Most Americans say that social media companies favor some news orgs over others. When asked what news organizations they think are favored, majorities say those with sensational content, a lot of social media followers, or partisan coverage. Report: https://pewrsr.ch/2mTXT6k pic.…
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88% of Americans recognize that social media companies have at least some control over the mix of news people see. https://pewrsr.ch/2mUj1ta
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Social media sites Americans use most commonly for news: Facebook: 52% YouTube: 28% Twitter: 17% Instagram: 14% https://pewrsr.ch/2mUj1ta pic.twitter.com/XbkefFJnLF