Study looks at how Instagram and Facebook breaks affect politics - NBC News

Do Facebook and Instagram influence your politics? 35,000 took a break to find out A study published Monday said staying off social media apps had nearly zero effect on how people viewed Biden and ... Read More

Why Meta is limiting political content — and how to opt out - NPR

Meta is rolling out new changes to Instagram and Threads, automatically limiting the amount of political content users see from accounts they do not follow. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images ... Read More

How to Keep Politics Out of Your Instagram Feed | Lifehacker

Unless you actively sought out this content, you could browse the app in peace, left to check out whatever interests you have outside politics. However, it is no longer February 2024. Read More

How Americans Navigate Politics on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram

Majorities of users across the political aisle say this, but Republican users are less likely than Democrats to think people feel free to talk about politics on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. For ... Read More

Threads isn’t for news and politics, says Instagram’s boss

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has taken a stance on news and politics in Threads. In a conversation with Alex Heath, Mosseri says those topics “aren’t worth the scrutiny, negativity (let’s be ... Read More

Content creators ask Meta to reverse politics limits on Instagram, Threads - The Washington Post

Hundreds of political and news content creators, along with activists, meme account administrators and journalists, have signed an open letter to Meta asking the company to reverse its decision to ... Read More

DNC hopes its celebrity lineup will influence voters - USA TODAY

Experts say celebrities, if they want to stay out of partisan politics, can still play an important role in encouraging first-time voters by helping them understand how to register and cast a ballot. Read More

How Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram

Most Instagram news consumers (72%) also say they have done this; friends and family are the most common news source for news consumers on both Facebook and Instagram. Americans who say they regularly ... Read More

Twitter has an "outsized role" in politics. But new poll finds just 29% get political news from it - CBS News

But as one communications professor put it, Twitter plays an "outsized role" in politics today as many politicians and news organizations engage on the platform regularly. Read More