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reportJan 13, 2021

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 […]
reportJun 30, 2022

About this canvassing of experts

This report covers results from the 14th “Future of the Internet” canvassing by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center. Participants were asked to respond to several questions about the tone and impact of the online environment and the trajectory of activities in the digital public sphere that have recently been raising […]
featureMay 19, 2021

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 […]
decodedFeb 25, 2021

Contending with the 80/20 rule when studying online behavior

The Pareto principle, or “80/20 rule,” holds that in many systems, a minority of cases produce the majority of outcomes.
reportMar 17, 2022

5. What Americans think about possibilities ahead for human enhancement

The prospect of transformative “enhancement” of human abilities has tantalized and inspired invention and innovation through the ages. How Pew Research Center approached this topic The Center survey asked respondents a series of questions about three potential avenues for human enhancement: Other questions asked respondents about a range of goals for human enhancement, without specifying […]
reportJan 13, 2021

The State of Online Harassment

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have experienced online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as the reason they think they were targeted. Growing shares face more severe online abuse such as sexual harassment or stalking
reportJun 16, 2022

Politics on Twitter: One-Third of Tweets From U.S. Adults Are Political

Roughly one-quarter of American adults use Twitter. And when they share their views on the site, quite often they are doing so about politics and political issues.
reportJul 14, 2022

Americans Divided Over Direction of Biden’s Climate Change Policies

Several climate policies receive bipartisan support, despite Republicans and Democrats differing on the overall approach.
decodedSep 24, 2021

Are topic models reliable or useful?

The final post in our series examines how topic models can and can’t help when classifying large amounts of text.
reportDec 15, 2020

3. Concerns about made-up election news are high, and both parties think it is mostly intended to hurt their side

After an election season where viral online misinformation was rampant, six-in-ten Americans say that made-up news and information had a “major impact” on the presidential election, about on par with the portion who say the same of news media coverage. More than half in both parties say this, with 54% of Democrats and independents who […]

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