Majority of Americans say social media negatively affect the way things are going in the country today %FFUSS adults who say social media have a effect on the way things are going in this country today
A majority of U.S. adults (64%) say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going in the country today, with Republicans being more likely than Democrats to express that view, according to a July 2020 survey. The Americans who see a negative effect from social media point to factors including misinformation and the hate and harassment they see on these platforms.
Majority of Americans say social media negatively  | affect the way things are going in the country today  | %FFUSS adults who say social media have a  | effect on the way things  | are going in this country today  | Neither positive Mostly  | nor negative  | positive  | Mostly negative  | 64  | 25  | 10  | U.S. adults  | 78  | 16  | 5  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 4  | 83  | 13  | Conservative  | 8  | 70  | 21  | Mod/Lib  | 14  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 53  | 32  | 54  | 14  | 31  | Cons/Mod  | 14  | 54  | 32  | Liberal  | Note: Those who did not give an answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 13- 19, 2020.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 