Computational Social Science Assistant, Data Labs Position Summary The Computational Social Science Assistant works with other staff at Data Labs to produce original research that expands on the work of the Pew Research Center using new methods, data...

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More from our recent report using web browsing data:

Respondents tended to visit pages mentioning AI in generic terms, marketing language, brand names. pewrsr.ch/4kDb6I5

After looking at 1 month of web browsing data from US Adults we found that relatively few respondents visited a news article that discussed AI in a meaningful context. Read more at www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/20...

What Web Browsing Data Tells Us About How AI Appears Online One month of web browsing data shows most respondents visited a search page with an AI-generated summary, but visits to in-depth content about AI were much rarer.

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One month of web browsing data shows most respondents visited a search page with an AI-generated summary, but visits to in-depth content about AI were much rarer. pewrsr.ch/4kDb6I5

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Bar chart: Most Americans say the Trump administration would need to stop an action if a federal court ruled it illegal

An overwhelming majority of Democrats (91%) and most Republicans (65%) say that, if a federal court rules that an action by the Trump administration is illegal, the administration has to follow the court’s ruling and stop its action.
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TikTok accounts that post about news or politics often discuss other topics as well

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Who U.S. Adults Follow on TikTok American TikTok users follow far more pop culture and entertainment accounts than news and politics ones.

New from our team at @pewresearch.org Adult TikTok users in the U.S. use the platform to follow pop culture and entertainment accounts much more than news and politics
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Key things to know about election polling in the United States The real environment in which polls are conducted bears little resemblance to the idealized settings presented in textbooks.

Profs: Have to help students understand the good, bad and ugly of pre-election polling? We gotcha... www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

More from our new survey: Women are divided over whether Harris' gender will help or hurt her with voters. Black and Asian voters are also divided on whether Harris’ race and ethnicity will help her or hurt her.
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South Koreans and #Korean Americans differ significantly when it comes to #religion. Koreans in the U.S. are more likely than South Koreans to be #Christian.
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Contending with the 80/20 rule when studying online behavior The Pareto principle, or “80/20 rule,” holds that in many systems, a minority of cases produce the majority of outcomes.

Yes! It's definitely something we have encountered before with our work on Twitter and is generally common with social media platforms.

We've written a little bit about that here:
www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2021...

How U.S. Adults Use TikTok Around half of adult TikTok users in the U.S. have never posted a video themselves. And a minority of users produce the vast majority of content.

Around half of adult TikTok users in the U.S. have never posted a video themselves. And a minority of users produce the vast majority of content

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Good news -- the Pew Research Center starter pack is here! You can follow my smart & witty colleagues here -
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When Online Content Disappears A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.

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When online content disappears

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I really appreciate @dhopkins1776.bsky.social 's support for this tutorial! Also, my amazing co-authors (Aniket Kesari , @tiagoventura.bsky.social, @tinalaw.bsky.social , @sshah.bsky.social, Taylor Brown), plus @shugars.bsky.social and @soubhikbarari.bsky.social will join as additional panels!

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23% of news webpages have at least one broken link.

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When Online Content Disappears A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.

When online content disappears

Our team looked at link rot and digital decay! Read more here www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/20...

Most Americans now live in a legal marijuana state – and most have at least one dispensary in their county 74% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for either recreational or medical use.

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How U.S. Adults Use TikTok Around half of adult TikTok users in the U.S. have never posted a video themselves. And a minority of users produce the vast majority of content.

New! From @bestvater.bsky.social and @pewresearch.org How U.S. Adults use TikTok

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About 1 in 10 restaurants in the U.S. serve Mexican food Although especially common in California and Texas, Mexican restaurants are found in a large majority of counties in the U.S.

About 1 in 10 restaurants in the U.S. serve Mexican food pewrsr.ch/3HifVox

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How do Americans describe the country's politics in a single word or phrase? With an "outpouring of negative sentiment": pewrsr.ch/469hSy8