62% of Twitter users ages 18 to 29 say the site has increased their understanding of current events in the last year

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November 11, 2021

1. The views and experiences of U.S. adult Twitter users

62% of Twitter users ages 18 to 29 say the site has increased their understanding of current events in the last year

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62% of Twitter users ages 18 to 29 say the site has increased their understanding of current events in the last year

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1. The views and experiences of U.S. adult Twitter users
One-fifth of Twitter users under age 30 visit the site too many times to count on a typical day
About four-in-ten Twitter users say the most important reason they use the site is for entertainment …
62% of Twitter users ages 18 to 29 say the site has increased their understanding of current events in the last year
Republican Twitter users more likely to report seeing a lot of inaccurate or misleading information
Republicans far more likely than Democrats to see Twitter limiting the visibility of certain posts, banning users from the platform as major problems
Majority of Twitter users think only a few people see their content

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1. The views and experiences of U.S. adult Twitter users

62% of Twitter users ages 18 to 29 say the site has increased their understanding of current events in the last year

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