Key findings about Americans and data privacy
71% of adults say they are very or somewhat concerned about how the government uses the data it collects about them, up from 64% in 2019.
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71% of adults say they are very or somewhat concerned about how the government uses the data it collects about them, up from 64% in 2019.
61% of U.S. adults say they have heard at least a fair amount about the phrase “cancel culture,” up from 44% in September 2020.
44% of Americans think major technology companies should be regulated more than they are now, down from 56% in April 2021.
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) see TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the United States.
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 teens say a welcoming, safe online environment is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online.
Here’s a look at how adults in the United States see cancel culture, political correctness and related issues, based on the Center’s surveys.
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.
Amid the back-and-forth between Twitter and President Trump, here are facts about Americans’ attitudes toward social media companies.
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