Aaron Smith

The Pareto principle, or “80/20 rule,” holds that in many systems, a minority of cases produce the majority of outcomes.

Voting members of the 116th Congress collectively produced more than 2.2 million tweets and Facebook posts in 2019 and 2020.

Democratic lawmakers post more content on Twitter, while the median Republican member now averages more audience engagement than the median Democrat across platforms.

Three widely cited coronavirus trackers differ in their methods and in the kinds of information they provide.

More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.

A 56% majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents who use Twitter describe their political views as liberal or very liberal.

The findings of this analysis paint a nuanced picture of just how prevalent political speech is among U.S. adults on Twitter.

The ability of governments and law enforcement agencies to monitor the public using facial recognition was once the province of dystopian science fiction. But modern technology is increasingly bringing versions of these scenarios to life.

The media landscape was upended more than a decade ago when the video-sharing site YouTube was launched. The volume and variety of content posted on the site is staggering. The site’s popularity makes it a launchpad for performers, businesses and commentators on every conceivable subject. And like many platforms in the modern digital ecosystem, YouTube […]

Many who use social media say they regularly see false or misleading content, but also view these platforms as offering new avenues for political engagement.