For shopping, phones are common and influencers have become a factor – especially for young adults
Social media is an important tool for consumers, with some Americans – particularly younger adults – turning to influencer recommendations.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Social media is an important tool for consumers, with some Americans – particularly younger adults – turning to influencer recommendations.
PayPal is used by a majority of U.S. adults (57%). Smaller shares report ever using Venmo (38%), Zelle (36%) or Cash App (26%).
Some 49% of U.S. adults say Donald Trump’s accounts should be permanently banned from social media, while half say they should not be.
Roughly half of Americans think social media companies should be regulated more than they are now, our survey found.
A majority of online daters report being either very or somewhat concerned about how much data such services collect about them.
Six-in-ten women under 35 who have online dated say someone continued to contact them after they said they were not interested.
A majority of Americans are skeptical that tracking someone’s location through their cellphone would help curb the outbreak.
As schools close and classes and assignments shift online, some students do not have reliable access to the internet at home.
Some 15% of U.S. households with school-age children do not have a high-speed internet connection at home. Some teens are more likely to face digital hurdles when trying to complete their homework.
Amid ongoing discussions about sexual harassment in the workplace and beyond, read five findings about how these issues have been discussed on Twitter and other social media outlets in the past year.
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