Most Americans support right to have some personal info removed from online searches
The ability to keep personal information from being searchable online is at the crux of the debate around the “right to be forgotten.”
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The ability to keep personal information from being searchable online is at the crux of the debate around the “right to be forgotten.”
A substantial share of the public has opted out of using a product or service because of concerns about how much information would be collected.
Most Americans are at least somewhat happy with their lives, but some have grappled with issues like loneliness and work-life balance.
The use of digital technology has had a long stretch of rapid growth in the United States, but the share of Americans who go online, use social media or own key devices has remained stable the past two years.
The trends in Americans’ views of social media tell a complex story. Read about the dynamics of Americans’ feelings toward social media.
Read 10 key findings from recent Pew Research Center reports about today’s digital news media landscape.
Read an interview with Director of Journalism Research Amy Mitchell, who helped author the study.
Only about a fifth of India’s roughly 1.2 billion people are online, according to a recent Pew Research Center report, and the world’s biggest technology companies are clamoring for this large, untapped user base. Facebook recently tried (and failed) to implement its “Free Basics” internet program, and Google is also vying for the vast Indian […]
For SXSW, we gathered key facts about Americans’ views and uses of technology.
Minority smartphone owners tend to rely more heavily on their phone than whites do for internet access, according to our recent report on smartphone adoption.
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