Former Research Analyst
Risa Gelles-Watnick is a former research analyst focusing on internet and technology research at Pew Research Center.
The landscape of social media is ever-changing, especially among teens who often are on the leading edge of this space. A new survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds that TikTok has established itself as one of the top online platforms for U.S. teens, while the share of teens who use Facebook has fallen sharply.
Women in the U.S. are less likely than men to say that technology has had a mostly positive effect on society (42% vs. 54%).
There are racial and ethnic differences in who takes on gig platform jobs and the negative experiences some of these workers say they face.
Some 16% of Americans have ever earned money from an online gig platform. While most gig platform workers say they have had a positive experience with these jobs, some report facing on-the-job troubles like being treated rudely or sexually harassed.
Roughly a quarter of American adults (23%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year.
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