Proportion who used each for news and information about politics in the last week – by political leaning

Those on the right are slightly more likely to use platforms for news and information about politics, but the pattern is inconsistent and the differences are generally small.

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Q1. Some people talk about ‘left‘, ‘right‘ and ‘centre‘ to describe parties and politicians. (Generally, socialist parties would be considered ‘left wing‘ whilst conservative parties would be considered ‘right wing‘.). With this in mind, where would you place yourself on the following scale? Q10. Which of them, if any, did you use for news or information on politics in [country]? Base: Left/Centre/Right in Germany = 242/1417/182, UK = 410/1092/287, USA = 400/961/437, Brazil = 485/714/542, Spain = 594/994/274, Argentina = 165/1010/462, Japan = 74/1288/219, South Korea = 250/1395/213

Source: Data from the report 'What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries', published in November 2024.