Social media users have changed their views on Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality and political parties Among the 23% ofU.S. adult social media users who say they changed their views on a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media, % who describe a recent instance where they changed their views about
As part of the July survey, the Center asked social media users who say they have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw to describe a recent instance when this took place. Some 12% of these adults say they changed their views – either positively or negatively – about the Black Lives Matter movement or about police brutality and the need for police reform. (The responses below are lightly edited for spelling, style and readability.)
Social media users have changed their  | views on Black Lives Matter movement,  | police brutality and political parties  | Among the 23% ofU.S. adult social media users who say  | they changed their views on a political or social issue  | because of something they saw on social media, % who  | describe a recent instance where they changed their  | views about  | Black Lives Matter  | 12  | I 10  | Police brutality/need for  | 12  | police reform  | Political parties/  | 11  | ideologies/ 'politicians  | Race relations, in general  | 11  | Social issues, in general  | The coronavirus  | President Donald Trump  | I 10  | Other  | Note: The 34% who did not give an answer ware not shown; including  | this group, figures add up to more than 100% because multiple  | responses were allowed. Verbatim responses have been coded into  | categories.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 13 19, 2020.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 