Free Speech & Press

Here’s a look at how adults in the United States see cancel culture, political correctness and related issues, based on the Center’s surveys.

U.S. adults explain – in their own words – what they think cancel culture means.

Some 49% of U.S. adults say Donald Trump’s accounts should be permanently banned from social media, while half say they should not be.

Americans are more likely to support than oppose banning Donald Trump's social media accounts, but views are divided along political lines.

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as the reason they think they were targeted. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking

Americans have grown more divided on whether offensive content online is taken seriously enough and on which is more important online, free speech or feeling safe.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say major tech companies favor the views of liberals over conservatives. At the same time, partisans differ on whether social media companies should flag inaccurate information on their platforms.

Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.

To mark World Press Freedom Day, here are five charts that show how people globally see the freedom of the press.

South Koreans are headed to the polls April 15 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues; 300 seats in the country’s legislative body are at stake.