81% of U.S. adults – versus 46% of teens – favor parental consent for minors to use social media
U.S. adults and teens are more likely to support than oppose requiring parental consent for minors to create a social media account.
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U.S. adults and teens are more likely to support than oppose requiring parental consent for minors to create a social media account.
Since Elon Musk’s take over of Twitter, Republican users have more positive views of the site, while those of Democratic users are more negative.
The share of Americans who say they are very or somewhat concerned about government use of people’s data has increased from 64% in 2019 to 71% today. Two-thirds (67%) of adults say they understand little to nothing about what companies are doing with their personal data, up from 59%.
Public views are tied to how these technologies would be used and what constraints would be in place.
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.
A majority of Americans are skeptical that tracking someone’s location through their cellphone would help curb the outbreak.
A majority of Americans are turning to digital means to stay connected and track information about the coronavirus outbreak.
Roughly half of Americans think social media companies should be regulated more than they are now, our survey found.
Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies – like social media or smartphones – as a reason.
A majority of online daters report being either very or somewhat concerned about how much data such services collect about them.
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