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Share of social media users in the United States who have changed their views about a political or social issue because of something they saw on social media in the past year as of June 2018

Social media: influence on political opinions of U.S. social media users 2018

Last update: Aug 15, 2018

Region: United States of America

Statista Research Department

Survey time period: May 29 to June 11, 2018

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