# Many Americans say a sizable share of their social feed is negative

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> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

About half of Americans (50%) say at least half of what they see on social media is negative or distressing, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025.

A nearly equal share (48%) say less than half of their feed strikes them that way, including 16% who say none of it does, and another 2% don't use social media.

## Topline

On average, what amount of your social media feed is negative and/or distressing?

Many Americans say a sizable share of their social feed is negative.

- 4: 20.3%
- 5: 18.8%
- 3: 17.1%
- 1 None of it: 16.1%
- 2: 15.0%
- 6: 6.3%
- 7 All of it: 4.2%
- I don't use social media: 2.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: health
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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