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    About this canvassing of experts

    This report is the first of two to come in 2021 that will share results from the 12th “Future of the Internet” canvassing by the Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center. Experts were asked to respond to several questions via a web-based instrument that was open to them from June 30-July […]

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    Acknowledgments

    This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Research team Carroll Doherty, Director, Political ResearchRichard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes ResearchJocelyn Kiley, Associate Director, Political ResearchJacob Poushter, Associate Director, Global Attitudes ResearchLaura Silver, Senior ResearcherGracie Martinez, Administrative CoordinatorKat Devlin, Research AssociateJanell Fetterolf, Research AssociateHannah Hartig, Research AssociateShannon Schumacher, […]

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    3. Americans’ views on how online harassment should be addressed

    Beyond their experiences and the effect online harassment has had on them, Americans hold a variety of opinions about the broader impact of harassment and how it could be addressed. A majority consider online harassment to be a major issue in American society and the vast majority are critical of the way social media companies […]

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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel survey methodology The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in both […]

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    1. Emerging change

    A large share of expert respondents in this canvassing expect some already evident trends to extend and expand through 2025. They said the greatest needs include more refined and responsive global governance of the complex systems on which people depend, as telemedicine, telework, tele-learning and tele-life spread. These dependences will increase demands for expansion of […]

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    3. Hopes about life in 2025

    While they anticipate an array of problems in the years ahead, these experts offered hope on a notable number of fronts over the next five years. It wasn’t just the optimists who said they see the near future as promising in many regards; most of the respondents who predicted digital life is likely to be […]