This statistic presents the share of of social media users in the United States who have have modified their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media. During the June 2018 survey period, 14 percent of respondents stated that they had changed their view on a political or social issue due to something they had seen on social networks in the past year.
Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018
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Pew Research Center. (August 15, 2018). Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018." Chart. August 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have Changed Their Views about a Political or Social Issue Because of Something They Saw on Social Media in The past Year as of June 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center, Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244921/social-medias-influence-on-political-opinions-of-us-internet-users/ (last visited May 26, 2022)