In both parties, social media users with relatively moderate views are more reluctant to post about political or social issues | Pew Research Center

May 4, 2021

70% of U.S. social media users never or rarely post or share about political, social issues

In both parties, social media users with relatively moderate views are more reluctant to post about political or social issues

In both parties, social media users with relatively moderate views are more reluctant to post about political or social issues

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In both parties, social media users with relatively moderate views are more reluctant to post about political or social issues

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70% of U.S. social media users never or rarely post or share about political, social issues
Four-in-ten U.S. social media users say they never post or share about political, social issues on social media
In both parties, social media users with relatively moderate views are more reluctant to post about political or social issues
Among social media users, Republicans more likely to cite concerns they’d have content used against them or be attacked for views as major reasons for never or rarely posting about political or social issues