TextPort Research

How people save and use messages when it matters

We survey U.S. adults about the messages they save, lose, and rely on in disputes and formal proceedings. We publish the full results, and anyone can cite them with attribution to TextPort.

81%

have screenshotted a text or DM because they might need it as proof

· Original survey

The State of Texting as Evidence 2026

A national survey of 1,081 U.S. adults about how people save, lose, and use text messages in disputes and formal proceedings.

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