According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2022, 22 percent of alternative social media news consumers said that lack of censorship or alternative to Big Tech was the first thing that came to mind about alternative social media sites. Overall, 11 percent of those who had heard of the sites but did not use them thought the same. Additionally, 16 percent of those who did not use alt-social media platforms said they associated the sites with inaccuracy and unreliability.
Adults in the United States on the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about alternative social media platforms as of May 2022
Characteristic
Alternative social media news consumers
Those who have heard of these sites, but do not get news on them
'Alternative social media news consumers' are the six percent of U.S. adults who report regularly getting news on at least one of the following social media sites: BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble, Telegram or Truth Social
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Pew Research Center. (October 6, 2022). Adults in the United States on the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about alternative social media platforms as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359302/us-adults-on-alternative-social-media-sites/
Pew Research Center. "Adults in the United States on the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about alternative social media platforms as of May 2022." Chart. October 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359302/us-adults-on-alternative-social-media-sites/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Adults in the United States on the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about alternative social media platforms as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359302/us-adults-on-alternative-social-media-sites/
Pew Research Center. "Adults in The United States on The First Thing That Comes to Mind When Thinking about Alternative Social Media Platforms as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359302/us-adults-on-alternative-social-media-sites/
Pew Research Center, Adults in the United States on the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about alternative social media platforms as of May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359302/us-adults-on-alternative-social-media-sites/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Adults in the United States on the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about alternative social media platforms as of May 2022 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359302/us-adults-on-alternative-social-media-sites/
