About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they are ‘almost constantly’ online
The share of U.S. adults who now report that they go online “almost constantly” has risen to 31%, up from 21% in 2015.
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The share of U.S. adults who now report that they go online “almost constantly” has risen to 31%, up from 21% in 2015.
The share of Americans who say they watch television via cable or satellite has plunged from 76% in 2015 to 56% this year.
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 ability to keep personal information from being searchable online is at the crux of the debate around the “right to be forgotten.”
A majority of Americans are concerned about digital collection and use of their data by both companies and the government.
Voice-controlled digital assistants are being incorporated into a wide range of consumer products, and many U.S. adults say they now use these applications.
For many Americans, one device isn’t enough.
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It may seem as if basic or flip phones are a thing of the past, given that 73% of teens have a smartphone. But that still leaves 15% of teens who only have a basic cellphone and 12% who have none at all, and it makes a difference in the way each group communicates.
While some evidence suggests that the amount of news media coverage mirrored that of the public’s comments on the FCC’s proposed net neutrality policy changes, our analysis found that more likely drivers of comments were grassroots efforts, as well as a popular comedian’s 13-minute segment on net neutrality that aired on cable television and found a large online audience.
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