Home broadband adoption, computer ownership vary by race, ethnicity in the U.S.
Black and Hispanic Americans remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home.
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Black and Hispanic Americans remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home.
A majority of teens say a welcoming, safe online environment is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online.
Today, 25% of adults ages 65 and older report never going online, compared with much smaller shares of adults under the age of 65.
Here is what our surveys found about the students most likely to lack the home internet connectivity needed to finish schoolwork.
41% of U.S. adults say people should be able to sue social media companies for content that other users post on these companies’ platforms.
The share of U.S. adults who now report that they go online “almost constantly” has risen to 31%, up from 21% in 2015.
Here’s a look at how adults in the United States see cancel culture, political correctness and related issues, based on the Center’s surveys.
Americans regard advances in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies with a degree of caution and uncertainty.
The digital divide between Americans who have a disability and Americans who do not remains for some devices.
In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.
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