Pew Research Center

• Courts and governments say social platforms harm teens’ mental health. Here’s what the teens think.
• Reddit surges as generation gaps persist in annual survey of U.S. social media preferences

  The Pew Research Center's latest report on U.S. social media habits showed a significant year-over-year gain for Reddit.

  
• Creators are becoming news anchors. Why do viewers prefer them to mainstream outlets?

  The "influencer election" just closed out, with Donald Trump giving nods to streamers and podcasters like Adin Ross and Joe Rogan in his victory celebration, and some of Election Day's biggest news presenters being content creators like Hasan Piker and V Spehar. Ross, Rogan, Piker, Spehar, and thousands of other creators who broadcast content around the election come from all across the political spectrum, but they have one thing in common: viewers are increasingly using their videos and livestreams as primary sources of news.