This statistic presents the user sentiment regarding #BlackLivesMatter movement on Twitter in the United States from July 12, 2013, to March 31, 2016. According to the source, 38 percent of users were supportive or made positive references to the movement, whereas 11 percent were critical about #BlackLivesMatter.
User sentiment regarding #BlackLivesMatter movement on Twitter in the United States from July 2013 to March 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Supportive or positive reference to #BlackLivesMatter movement
38%
General support
21%
Specific incidents of alleged police misconduct
18%
Neutral references to #BlackLivesMatter
12%
Criticism of #BlackLivesMatter movement
11%
Other
39%
General race issues, not about #BlackLivesMatter movement
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Pew Research Center. (August 15, 2016). User sentiment regarding #BlackLivesMatter movement on Twitter in the United States from July 2013 to March 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678238/twitter-user-sentiment-regarding-blacklivesmatter-movement/
Pew Research Center. "User sentiment regarding #BlackLivesMatter movement on Twitter in the United States from July 2013 to March 2016." Chart. August 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678238/twitter-user-sentiment-regarding-blacklivesmatter-movement/
Pew Research Center. (2016). User sentiment regarding #BlackLivesMatter movement on Twitter in the United States from July 2013 to March 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678238/twitter-user-sentiment-regarding-blacklivesmatter-movement/
Pew Research Center. "User Sentiment regarding #blacklivesmatter Movement on Twitter in The United States from July 2013 to March 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678238/twitter-user-sentiment-regarding-blacklivesmatter-movement/
Pew Research Center, User sentiment regarding #BlackLivesMatter movement on Twitter in the United States from July 2013 to March 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678238/twitter-user-sentiment-regarding-blacklivesmatter-movement/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
User sentiment regarding #BlackLivesMatter movement on Twitter in the United States from July 2013 to March 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678238/twitter-user-sentiment-regarding-blacklivesmatter-movement/