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Republicans and Democrats on X differ over the site’s politics and their experiences

Pew Research · Michelle Faverio and Monica Anderson · last updated

X (formerly Twitter) has rebranded, relaxed some of its content rules and made other sweeping changes since Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022. Amid these shifts, Republicans view the social media platform far more positively than Democrats do.

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