US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists
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A survey of ~305 experts on their expectations for digital advances by 2035, like AI systems and smart eyewear and earbuds, and concerns over the darker sides
They have deep concerns about people's and society's overall well-being. But they also expect great benefits in health care, scientific advances and education LinkedIn: Lee Rainie . Twitter: @ejhudso...
A survey of 19 developed nations: 57% say social media has been good for democracy, 35% say it has been bad; in the US, 34% think it has been good for democracy
Pew Research Center : Tweets: @aedwardslevy , @carrolldoherty , @pewglobal , @richardwike , @monicaranders , @richardwike , and @johngramlich Tweets: Ariel Edwards-Levy / @aedwardslevy : This is a pr...
Pew: 42% of US users read Twitter primarily for entertainment, 20% for news; one-third of users visit Twitter less than once a week, 66% visit at least weekly
More tweeps read Twitter primarily for entertainment, but among the 69% who report getting news on Twitter … Source: Pew Research Center and Pew Research Center .
Survey of 11,178 US adults: 48% say the government should restrict false info online, up from 39% in 2018; 59% think tech companies should, up from 56% in 2018
Pew Research Center : Tweets: @pewresearch , @ggreenwald , @asmitch , @pewresearch , @pewjournalism , @elisashearer , @heathercampbell , and @pewresearch Tweets: @pewresearch : Roughly half of U.S. a...
Pew survey: 57% of Americans who rely mostly on social media for political and election news say they've seen “news” that seemed made up about COVID-19
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Survey of 4,272 US adults shows patchy knowledge on tech issues: many answered correctly on cookies and phishing, few knew about 2FA, https, or private browsing
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Study of YouTube channels with 250K+ subs in early 2019: a small share produce most of the content, kids videos do very well, and most videos aren't in English
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Study: the share of US adults who say they use social media is statistically unchanged from where it stood in early 2018 despite a long stretch of controversies
Pew Research Center : Tweets: @nicolasalons , @monicaranders , @markczerniec , @facttank , @facttank , @facttank , @facttank , and @gypsy_heart6 See also Mediagazer Tweets: Nicolás Alonso / @nicolasa...
Survey of 4,581 US adults finds about 66% have heard about social media bots, and most people believe they are used for malicious purposes
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