The impact of social media on the presidential election

News Station CNBC stated in a recent article, “Social media companies like Meta, TikTok, X and YouTube are under intense pressure to handle what’s expected to be a flood of disinformation, heightened ... Read More

How Social Media Videos Fueled Zohran Mamdani’s Success

The son of a filmmaker is running a visually rich campaign for mayor of New York City — and has inspired voters to make their own videos on his behalf. Read More

Facebook, X and TikTok: How social media algorithms shape speech - BBC

Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed how we ... Read More

Politicians supported TikTok ban, but used app to win elections - NBC News

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leads the way with over 770,000 TikTok followers, while Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has a verified TikTok account with just over 1,100 followers. Read More

The Election Has Taken Over TikTok. - The New York Times

Welcome to the TikTok election. Every week, people post tens of thousands of videos on the app that mention Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald J. Trump, including election ... Read More

Social Media and News Fact Sheet

News consumption on social media. Facebook and YouTube outpace all other social media sites as places where Americans regularly get news. About a third of U.S. adults say they regularly get news on ... Read More

Social media explodes after 'cringe' TikTok video of AOC, House Dems goes viral | Fox News

A viral TikTok video featuring several House Democrats was widely mocked by conservatives on social media who called it "cringe and the reason why Democrats lost in November. Read More

More Americans – especially young adults – are regularly getting news on TikTok - Pew Research Center

In fact, since 2020, no social media platform we’ve studied has seen faster growth in the share of Americans who regularly turn to it for news, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. In just ... Read More

How social media video clippers have become some of the most powerful outlets of the 2024 campaign - CNN

Social media video-clipping was a factor in the 2016 and 2020 elections, too, but as audiences increasingly shift online, the practice has taken on greater prominence this election season. Read More

Facebook, X and TikTok: How social media algorithms shape speech

Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds, external in 2009 and have transformed ... Read More