Publications

Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on October 29, 2020 to scholars, policy makers and civil society advocates convened by New York University’s Governance Lab. He described findings from two canvassings of hundreds of technology and democracy experts that captured their views about the future of democracy and the future of social and civic innovation by the year 2030.

Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on October 14, 2020 at a gathering sponsored by the International Institute of Communications. He described the most recent Center public opinion surveys since mid-March, covering the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, racial justice protests that began in the summer, and the final stages of the 2020 presidential election campaign.

As the U.S. battles COVID-19, effective contact tracing has proven to be a major challenge for those trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Majorities of adults say they would be open to participating in some parts of the process of identifying and isolating coronavirus victims, but others are reluctant to engage fully with public health authorities.

We have studied Americans’ attitudes toward tech companies for years. Here are takeaways from our recent research.

Instagram has grown in popularity since its launch 10 years ago this month. Here are eight key takeaways from our research into the platform.

Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today.

The share of social media users who say they have changed their views on an issue has increased since we last asked this question in 2018.

Americans have grown more divided on whether offensive content online is taken seriously enough and on which is more important online, free speech or feeling safe.

77% of adults think it's not acceptable for social media sites to use data about users’ online activities to show them political campaign ads.