A declining share of adults, and few teens, support a U.S. TikTok ban
38% of U.S. adults say they would support the U.S. government banning TikTok, compared with 18% of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17.
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38% of U.S. adults say they would support the U.S. government banning TikTok, compared with 18% of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17.
A majority of teens say a welcoming, safe online environment is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online.
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) see TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the United States.
About one-in-five U.S. adults have used ChatGPT to learn something new (17%) or for entertainment (17%).
Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have ever used an online dating site or app, and Tinder tops the list of dating apps the survey studied.
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.
Online dating users who are Democrats are far more likely their Republican counterparts to say someone’s vaccination status is important for them to see.
41% of U.S. adults say people should be able to sue social media companies for content that other users post on these companies’ platforms.
Some 15% of all home broadband users in the U.S. say they have had trouble paying for their high-speed internet service during the pandemic.
In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.
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