Pew Research Center

• Courts and governments say social platforms harm teens’ mental health. Here’s what the teens think.
• Teens worry about the amount of time they spend on social media, but they’re using it more than ever

  The Pew Research Center found that teens are using most major social media platforms more than before. That's affecting their mental health.

  
• 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.

  
• Will a $14 billion TikTok sale affect how 20% of Americans get their news?

  A new algorithm will come to the version of TikTok owned by the U.S. How will that affect the app's status as a news source?

  
• YouTube is still the most familiar platform among America’s teens
• Creators are becoming news anchors. Why do viewers prefer them to mainstream outlets?
• TikTok is a news source for U.S. adults, but they’re not following traditional media outlets
• The U.S. TikTok ban has lost one-third of its public support since March 2023
• About half of the adult TikTok users in the U.S. have posted a video
• One-third of U.S. teens use a social app “almost constantly” (and not all of them are on TikTok)
• News consumption is down on most social media platforms. TikTok is an exception.
• Most Parents Who Let Their Kids Watch YouTube Have Encountered Disturbing Videos (Study)