You're More Likely to See Political News on Twitter, Not Facebook

New research from Pew was released this week. Surveys reveal that social media users are more likely to see political news on Twitter than Facebook.

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We all know (hopefully) by now that Facebook and Twitter are a main source of news for users. But when it comes to politics, Facebook and Twitter act very differently, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. What you see depends on what platform you’re using and how interested in politics you are.

If you’re into politics, Pew research associate Jeffrey Gottefried writes: 

Four-in-ten (41 percent) Twitter users who are very interested in politics say that at least half of the posts that they see are political.

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