2 in 3 Americans think AI will cause major harm to humans in the next 20 years [pdf]

https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/03/pi_2025.04.03_us-public-and-ai-experts_topline.pdf

#HackerNews #AI #Harm #Perception #AI #Future #Americans #Opinion #Research #PewResearch

Social media users flee X, flock to TikTok and Reddit

- YouTube (84%), Facebook (71%) and Instagram (50%) remain the most widely used social platforms.
- 26% report using Reddit today, compared to 18% four years ago.
- YouTube remains the most widely used platform among U.S. teens
- the number of X users in the U.S. has decreased since 2021

#PewResearch #socialmedia #youtube #meta #facebook #instagram #tiktok #reddit #whatsapp

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/28/pew-social-media-reddit-youtube-ai

Hold up, put down your TikToks and Insta reels! A new Pew Research report says YouTube is *still* the reigning champ for US adults, followed by Facebook. Bet you didn't see that coming, did you? The 'old guard' still knows how to pull a crowd. What's your daily driver for social scrolling?

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/the-most-popular-social-media-platform-among-us-adults-isnt-instagram-or-tiktok-195823871.html?src=rss
#TechNews #SocialMedia #DigitalLife #PewResearch #YouTube

The PewResearch 2025 poll on Social Media use of adults in the US is out - and #Mastodon doesn't exist? 🤯

#PewResearch #Poll #Statistics #SocialMedia #Social #Tiktok #WhatsApp #Instagram #Bluesky #Threads #Facebook #Youtube #X #Twitter #Reddit #Snapchat #Graph #graphic #PewResearch #TruthSocial #news #Us #USA #Unitedstates #america #americans #results

Pew’s latest social media report shows X’s staying power in the U.S., despite competition

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/22/pews-latest-social-media-report-shows-xs-staying-power-in-the-u-s-despite-competition/

Pew's latest report drops a bombshell: X (formerly Twitter) still boasts 21% usage among US adults, barely down from 2021! Despite the whole 'enshittification' discourse and new rivals, it endures. Is it pure inertia, or does it still offer something unique?

https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/22/pews-latest-social-media-report-shows-xs-staying-power-in-the-u-s-despite-competition/

#SocialMedia #X #Twitter #TechNews #PewResearch

Good coverage in this survey of US adult usage of social media.

Pew Research polled >5,000 U.S. adults Feb -June 2025 using address based sampling and contact via web, email, phone. Sampling reflected adult population by gender, race, education, ethnicity etc etc..

YouTube and Facebook remain as the big kahuna's and are the most widely used platforms. Usage of TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit are growing, with Instagram more or less flat. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/

Download the full report (PDF) here: https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/11/PI_2025.11.20_Social-Media-Use_REPORT.pdf #SocialMedia #YouTube #FaceBook #TokTok #Instagram #Reddit #WhatsApp #PewResearch

Wikipedia verzeichnet Besucherrückgang durch KI und Social Media
Wikipedia verliert im Jahr 2025 Besucher:innen. Grund dafür sind künstliche Intelligenz in Suchmaschinen und die wachsende Nutzung sozialer Medien.

Wikipedia: Weniger Seitenaufrufe durch KI und
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/wikipedia-verzeichnet-besucherrueckgang-durch-ki-und-social-media/
#KI #News #Besucherzahlen #Google #KnstlicheIntelligenz #PewResearch #SocialMedia #Webcrawler #Wikipedia #Wissensplattform

Did Trump abuse his power? Pew Research shows 66% of Americans believe he misused his office, with many Republicans sharing concerns—42% say he punished dissenters, 40% claim he inappropriately targeted opponents. Yet, 70% of Republicans still view him favorably. Explore the details at NewsHound Ellen. #PewResearch #Trump #AbuseOfPower #PublicOpinion https://crooksandliars.com/2025/10/large-majorities-americans-think-trump-has

🇺🇸 **1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020**

"_More than half of TikTok users (55%) now say they regularly get news on the platform, up from 22% in 2020. TikTok is now on par with several other social media sites – including X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Truth Social – in the share of its adult users who regularly get news there._"

🔗 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/09/25/1-in-5-americans-now-regularly-get-news-on-tiktok-up-sharply-from-2020/.

#Data #DataViz #Poll #PewResearch #News #TikTok #SocialMedia #USA #US #UnitedStates

🤖 Few Americans get news from AI, says Pew.
9% use chatbots; 75% never.
Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/01/relatively-few-americans-are-getting-news-from-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt
#AI #News #PewResearch

Young voters once backing Trump are now voicing deep regrets, reports The Daily Beast citing The New York Times. Many criticize his economic missteps, harsh immigration policies, and global focus over domestic issues. Approval among under-35 Trump supporters fell sharply, signaling potential shifts in 2024. Discover full insights here: https://www.alternet.org/trump-young-voters-2674039749/ #Trump #YoungVoters #DailyBeast #NewYorkTimes #Disillusionment #Economy #Immigration #PewResearch #2024Election Praise to The Daily Beast for this revealing article.

@beckett

Americans, myself included, regardless of stripe agree with you. #PewResearch confirms that view 👇

The only folks that disagree are the #billionaire class who influence/control most of our elected officials and deploy their money to keep voters distracted with #WedgePolitics

Publicly financing our elections and replacing/repealing #CitizensUnited is essential

With the level of support Pew reveals, a constitutional amendment seems possible

#USPol

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/23/7-facts-about-americans-views-of-money-in-politics/

#Google’s #AI Is Destroying Search, the #Internet, and Your Brain
#PewResearch released a report based on the internet browsing activity of 900 U.S. adults which found that Google users who encounter an #AIsummary are less likely to click on links to other websites than users who don’t encounter an AI summary. To be precise, only 1 percent of users who encountered an AI summary clicked the link to the page Google is summarizing.
https://www.404media.co/googles-ai-is-destroying-search-the-internet-and-your-brain/
https://archive.ph/M5Rxv

Trump's approval ratings continue to plummet.
For example, 70% of Americans polled by Pew Research disapprove of the way he's handled the Epstein scandal.
#DonaldTrump #USPolitics #JeffreyEpstein #RachelMaddow #PewResearch #MAGA #TrumpEpsteinScandal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-fdTtSh0Ts

Benen exposes a bold claim by Trump’s allies about record approval ratings—reality tells a different story. While Johnson touts a 90% rating, it’s only among Republicans; Gallup and Pew show Trump’s overall approval dipping below 40%. His policies lack broad support, contradicting Issa’s optimism. Explore the full analysis. https://www.alternet.org/trump-approval-johnson-issa/ #SteveBenen #DonaldTrump #ApprovalRatings #Polling #PewResearch #Gallup #MikeJohnson #DarrellIssa #RepublicanParty #MSNBC

The Pew Research Center’s 2025 report charts a global shift in religion in Christianity’s decline in some nations, the rise of the religiously unaffiliated rise, and a statistical nod to Wiccans, folk religions, and other minority spiritual traditions.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/07/new-reports-says-global-religion-in-flux-christians-decline-other-religions-rise.html

#PewResearch #WorldReligions #Wicca #pagan #religion #christianity

Google disputes Pew study showing AI Overviews reduce clicks by half: Search giant calls methodology "flawed" as research shows 8% click rate with AI summaries versus 15% without them. https://ppc.land/google-disputes-pew-study-showing-ai-overviews-reduce-clicks-by-half/ #Google #AI #DigitalMarketing #ClickThroughRate #PewResearch

New Pew Study Confirms Google AI Overviews Decimate Publisher Traffic

#Google #AISearch #PewResearch #PublisherRevenue #DigitalPublishing #SearchEngines #GoogleSearch #AIMode #AIOverviews

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/23/new-pew-study-confirms-ai-overviews-decimate-publisher-traffic-fueling-global-fight-with-google-xcxwbn

AI keywords tracked in Pew Research study explained: Individual analysis of every artificial intelligence term used to identify AI content across 2.5 million webpage visits. https://ppc.land/ai-keywords-tracked-in-pew-research-study-explained/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PewResearch #KeywordResearch #WebAnalytics