Posted On: October 13th 2026, 02:21 pm
88% of young adults say protecting free speech is important to democracy. Only 32% believe it’s secure today.
What does that mean for the generation that will shape it?
Today we release The Future of the First Amendment: Young Adults, a Knight Foundation-Ipsos study of U.S. adults ages 18–29. Confidence in the security of free speech has dropped sharply since 2021. The report examines where that erosion is showing up — on campus, at work, and online — and the disparities across race and gender.
Link in bio for the full report.