A declining share of Americans favor more government regulation of major technology companies, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Still, a plurality of U.S. adults favor greater regulation of these companies, and a large majority believe it is at least somewhat likely that social media sites censor political […] Read more »
Momentive poll: Elon Musk buys Twitter
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and the soon-to-be owner of Twitter, has a +16 favorability rating among the general population in the U.S., (41%FAV/25%UNFAV/31%DK) and a +15 favorability rating among Twitter users (47%FAV/32%UNFAV/21%DK). These data come from a new Momentive poll fielded April 18-25, 2022 among 7,031 adults in […] Read more »
LGBTQ issues are at center stage. What does the public think?
In the years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, the Republican Party seemed to gradually conclude that it had lost the battle over LGBTQ rights — and that it wasn’t really worth fighting anymore. … But it’s possible that, in the years since Obergefell v. Hodges, LGBT […] Read more »
Elon Musk’s buy-in to Twitter is not top of mind for most, but for the very online it is a major development
New snap public opinion research conducted by Ipsos finds that the majority of Americans are not familiar with Elon Musk’s recent purchase of significant amounts of Twitter stock, making him the social media company’s largest single shareholder. … However, among heavy Twitter users (defined as daily or more), awareness is […] Read more »
Book bans move to center stage in the red-state education wars
The escalating red-state efforts to ban more books mark a new stage in the struggle to control the educational experience of America’s kaleidoscopically diverse younger generations. … Though battles over access to controversial titles traditionally have been fought district by district, and even school by school, Republican-controlled states including Florida, […] Read more »
Two-thirds of public support confirming Katanji Brown Jackson as a Supreme Court justice
In a new Marquette Law School Poll national survey, 66% of adults say that, if senators, they would support the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, while 34% would oppose her nomination. She is seen as “very qualified” by 46% of the public and as “somewhat qualified” […] Read more »