According to an online survey conducted in the United States in May 2023, 80 percent of Black respondents stated that social media highlights important issues that might not get a lot of attention otherwise. Overall, almost 80 percent of Asian respondents reported feeling that social media helps give a voice to underrepresented groups. Additionally, 61 percent of Hispanic respondents said that social media makes it easier to hold powerful people accountable for their actions.
Share of social media users in the United States on positive aspects of online activism as of May 2023, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Black
Hispanic
Asian*
White
Highlights important issues that might not get a lot of attention otherwise
81%
77%
74%
61%
Helps give a voice to underrepresented groups
77%
77%
79%
61%
Makes it easier to hold powerful people accountable for their actions
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Pew Research Center. (June 29, 2023). Share of social media users in the United States on positive aspects of online activism as of May 2023, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402895/us-adults-positives-online-activism-race-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of social media users in the United States on positive aspects of online activism as of May 2023, by ethnicity." Chart. June 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402895/us-adults-positives-online-activism-race-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of social media users in the United States on positive aspects of online activism as of May 2023, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402895/us-adults-positives-online-activism-race-ethnicity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Social Media Users in The United States on Positive Aspects of Online Activism as of May 2023, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402895/us-adults-positives-online-activism-race-ethnicity/
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Share of social media users in the United States on positive aspects of online activism as of May 2023, by ethnicity [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402895/us-adults-positives-online-activism-race-ethnicity/
