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Pew Research CenterJune 18, 2019
1. The climate for discourse around the country, on campus and on social media

Most say political debate has become less respectful, fact-based and focused on the issues in recent years

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1. The climate for discourse around the country, on campus and on social media
Most say Democrats and Republicans in their community are comfortable sharing their views
2016 vote tied to views of partisans’ comfort expressing views in community
Most say political debate has become less respectful, fact-based and focused on the issues in recent years
Widespread – and bipartisan – view that national political debate has worsened
Majorities say educational institutions are at least somewhat open to a range of opinions and viewpoints
Republicans much less likely than Democrats to see educational institutions as open to many viewpoints
Most think social media companies should remove offensive content; few are confident in companies to do so
Gender, racial, age gaps over removing offensive content from social media
Low confidence in social media companies to remove offensive content
Views on social media companies removing offensive content tied to personal care with language
Gender, racial, age gaps over removing offensive content from social media
Gender, racial, age gaps over removing offensive content from social media
Low confidence in social media companies to remove offensive content
2016 vote tied to views of partisans’ comfort expressing views in community

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