Teens and social media: Key findings from Pew Research Center surveys
More than half of U.S. teens say it would be difficult for them to give up social media. 36% say they spend too much time on social media.
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More than half of U.S. teens say it would be difficult for them to give up social media. 36% say they spend too much time on social media.
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.
About one-in-five U.S. adults have used ChatGPT to learn something new (17%) or for entertainment (17%).
Black Americans are critical of key aspects of policing and criminal justice. But their views on face recognition technology are more nuanced.
Some 17% of U.S. adults regularly attend religious services in person and watch them online or on TV.
Black and Hispanic Americans remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home.
Women in the U.S. are less likely than men to say that technology has had a mostly positive effect on society (42% vs. 54%).
Lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans are far more likely than those who are straight to say they have ever used a dating site or app (51% vs. 28%).
There are racial and ethnic differences in who takes on gig platform jobs and the negative experiences some of these workers say they face.
One-in-six Americans ages 50 and older (17%) say they have ever used a dating site or app.
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