Dec 14, 2022 · About three-quarters of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (74%) say social media has been more of a bad thing for U.S. democracy, compared with a smaller majority of Democrats and Democratic leaners (57%).

Oct 16, 2024 · Republicans are now nearly as likely to trust the information that comes from social media sites as they are to trust information from national news organizations, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The same pattern appears among young adults.

Jul 2, 2024 · Allegations that social media platforms violate the First Amendment rights of conservatives soared in recent years, becoming a key flashpoint in the nation’s culture wars.

Oct 27, 2020 · A survey from Pew Research Center in August indicated that 90% of Republicans believed social media sites censored political viewpoints. Some 59% of Democrats held the same view.

Sep 29, 2023 · WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday waded into the divisive issue of online censorship by agreeing to decide the constitutionality of laws in Florida and Texas that seek to prevent social...

Oct 21, 2024 · Social media companies have insisted their technology is politically neutral, a claim their conservative critics have turned against them to devastating effect.

Jun 12, 2024 · Social media platforms are often at the center of the nation’s political debates – from free speech and harassment to the fate of democracy itself. Companies’ decisions about who and what to allow on their platforms have taken on even more weight ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Nov 2, 2024 · Among the many strange and unexpected dynamics of the 2024 election cycle, one stands out as both under-recognized and under-explained: On social media, Democrats and Republicans have traded...

Oct 3, 2024 · Higher social media connectedness among Republicans correlated with stronger GOP support in 2022 Senate races, but Trump endorsements weakened this effect, suggesting complex interactions between online networks, political endorsements, and voting behavior.

Jul 12, 2023 · FBI Director Christopher Wray denied allegations that the agency pressures social media companies to censor content and said it’s primarily focused on disinformation from “foreign hostile...