A 2025 Pew Research Center national survey of 5,022 U.S. adults (fielded Feb. 5–June 18, 2025) found that 84% of U.S. adults said they ever use YouTube and 71% said they use Facebook.
November 20, 2025
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temporal
National survey measuring platform usage among U.S. adults.
In 2025, ICE expanded social-media surveillance by contracting AI-driven software and considering hiring around-the-clock contractor teams to scour databases and platforms such as Facebook and TikTok to compile dossiers on users.
November 08, 2025
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temporal
Describes a programmatic increase in use of AI tools and contractor labor to monitor social-media platforms and other databases.
China has stated that, under Chinese law, the TikTok recommendation algorithm must remain under Chinese control.
October 30, 2025
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temporal
Official position regarding legal control of algorithms used by apps with Chinese ownership.
Publicly shared videos documenting immigration enforcement actions have circulated on social media platforms including TikTok and Instagram and on the tracking application Eyes Up.
October 29, 2025
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temporal
Platforms where footage of immigration enforcement has been posted and tracked.
A social media trend known as the "AI Homeless Man Prank" involves users creating and sharing AI-altered images that depict a homeless person placed inside someone’s home.
October 20, 2025
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temporal
Describes the nature of the viral prank as a reusable concept rather than a single incident.
A 2025 Pew Research Center report found that about 43% of U.S. adults under age 30 regularly get news from TikTok, a higher share than for YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram.
September 01, 2025
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temporal
Survey finding about news consumption by platform and age group.
A September 2025 Pew Research Center report found that about 43% of U.S. adults under age 30 said they regularly get news from TikTok, a higher share than for any other social media app including YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.
September 01, 2025
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temporal
Usage of TikTok for news among younger U.S. adults relative to other social platforms.
A 2025 Pew Research Center survey found that 960,000 of the United States' Indian population of 4.9 million (approximately 20%) lived in California.
January 01, 2025
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statistical
Population distribution of Indian Americans by state according to a 2025 Pew survey.
A law passed by the U.S. Congress in April 2024 required TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations or face a ban.
April 01, 2024
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legal
U.S. congressional legislation from April 2024 imposed divestiture-or-ban requirements on ByteDance regarding TikTok's U.S. operations.
Instagram Reels is a short-form video feature on Instagram designed for brief, vertically formatted videos and is comparable in format and usage to TikTok.
high
descriptive
Product description of Instagram's Reels feature.
U.S. legislation passed with bipartisan support requires that any divestment of TikTok must sever the platform's ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
high
policy
Statutory condition attached to allowed divestment of TikTok.
Ownership and operation of foreign-owned social media platforms such as TikTok have been subject to bilateral regulatory negotiations between the United States and China.
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descriptive
Cross-border regulatory scrutiny of social media platform ownership
Social media platforms such as TikTok can enable political candidates to build very large followings and amplify their reach to otherwise disengaged or new voters, influencing campaign visibility and mobilization.
high
general
Studies of recent campaigns show digital platforms can expand candidate reach beyond traditional media channels.
ByteDance is a China-based company that owns the social media app TikTok.
high
corporate
Ownership and nationality of the company behind TikTok.
Cybercriminals commonly disguise malicious downloads as free activation guides for popular software (for example: Windows, Microsoft 365, Photoshop, Netflix, and Spotify) on social media platforms such as TikTok.
high
general
Describes a recurring tactic used by attackers to distribute malware via social platforms.