Politics & Media

Many experts say public online spaces will significantly improve by 2035 if reformers, big technology firms, governments and activists tackle the problems created by misinformation, disinformation and toxic discourse. Others expect continuing troubles as digital tools and forums are used to exploit people’s frailties, stoke their rage and drive them apart.

Fully 70% of U.S. adult Twitter news consumers say they have used Twitter to follow live news events, up from 59% who said this in 2015.

A minority of Twitter users produce a majority of tweets from U.S. adults, and the most active tweeters are less likely to view the tone or civility of discussions as a major problem on the site.

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In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half.

Here’s a look at how adults in the United States see cancel culture, political correctness and related issues, based on the Center’s surveys.

Americans’ trust in media varies widely by political party and whether they see the outlet in question as part of the “mainstream media.”

A new study of posts on popular public Facebook pages about the early days of the Biden administration finds that the focus of these posts, as well as the assessments of the new president, differed widely by the ideological orientation of the pages.

11% of stories about Joe Biden’s early days as president cited an anonymous or unnamed source, and fewer than 1% relied solely on such sources.

Differences within each party on views of foreign policy emerge based on where Americans turn for political news.