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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/05\/17\/pew-60-of-u-s-twitter-users-have-taken-a-break-from-the-platform-in-the-past-year\/<\/a><\/br> A new study by Pew Research Center<\/a> paints a picture of a pause in Twitter usage by U.S. adults, but the data doesn\u2019t necessarily point the finger at Elon Musk\u2019s takeover of the social media platform as the source of the blame. Instead, Pew\u2019s survey of U.S. adults, which was conducted over a week in March, reports that a majority of U.S. adult Twitter users, or 60%, said they have taken a break from Twitter from using the service for \u201cseveral weeks or more\u201d over the past year.<\/p>\n However, Elon Musk officially acquired<\/a> Twitter on October 27, 2022 \u2014 which means the company has only been in his possession for 6-plus months, not a full year. In other words, whatever led to Twitter users taking long breaks from the app may or may not have anything to do with the site\u2019s new owner. And, because Pew Research didn\u2019t offer any historical data to compare to, it\u2019s not clear if this has been a regular pattern for Twitter users before this period, either.<\/p>\n Still, the data is interesting as it seemingly demonstrates that, for at least some of its users, Twitter has not built such an addictive platform that has become a required daily habit. Compared with Meta\u2019s social apps, which now see 3.02 billion daily active users<\/a> as of the first quarter, some Twitter users are avoiding the app for long stretches of time, if Pew\u2019s data is to be believed. (Its methodology is here<\/a> and involved over 10,000 respondents, if of interest.)<\/p>\n Pew\u2019s further analysis may hint as to why that\u2019s the case, noting that those who are more likely to have taken a break from the app include both women and Black users. Pew says 69% of women compared with 54% of men said they took a break from Twitter in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, 67% of Black users said they took a break from the app compared with 60% of white users and 54% of Hispanic users. (The survey data didn\u2019t include enough Asian American Twitter users to offer a detailed analysis, the firm noted.)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n This could suggest that it\u2019s not politics or age \u2014 groups that saw no significant differences \u2014 that leads people to walk away from Twitter for a time. Rather it points to demographics that have historically faced the most harassment on the platform, according to prior analyses and reports<\/a>, including those<\/a> from Amnesty International.<\/a><\/p>\n But Pew Research fails to prove that any of this is specifically Musk\u2019s fault<\/em>, as the report looks at the past 12 months and not, for example, a comparison of usage from before Musk owned Twitter and after. If anything, this could suggest why Twitter, all along, has struggled to gain traction compared with its peers in social media \u2014\u00a0 because it never got a full handle on the abuse taking place on the app, despite its ever-evolving policies meant to do just that.<\/p>\n In a separate study, also released today, Pew takes a glimpse into Twitter\u2019s possible future by asking current and recent Twitter users how likely they are to use the platform a year from now.<\/p>\n More people (40%) said they were \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery likely\u201d to do so, while 35% said \u201csomewhat.\u201d<\/p>\n Yet, there was still a concerning quarter (25%) of Twitter\u2019s current and recent users who said they were \u201cnot very likely\u201d or \u201cnot at all likely\u201d to be using the app in a year\u2019s time.<\/p>\n
\nPew: 60% of U.S. Twitter users have \u2018taken a break\u2019 from the platform in the past year<\/br>
\n2023-05-17 21:39:09<\/br><\/p>\n