Internet & Technology - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/internet-technology/ Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:59:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/images/symbol-alt.svg Internet & Technology - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/internet-technology/ 32 32 222456345 Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/24/few-americans-pay-for-news-when-they-encounter-paywalls/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:53:41 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=263205 Among adults who have not paid for news in the past year, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free.

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]]> 263205 Republicans and Democrats on X differ over the site’s politics and their experiences https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/05/republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:56:03 +0000 Most X users say their recent experiences using the platform have been mostly positive or neutral.

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]]> 8015 Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/05/29/bluesky-has-caught-on-with-many-news-influencers-but-x-remains-popular/ Thu, 29 May 2025 16:04:15 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=260513 The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March.

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]]> 260513 What Web Browsing Data Tells Us About How AI Appears Online https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2025/05/23/what-web-browsing-data-tells-us-about-how-ai-appears-online/ Fri, 23 May 2025 15:55:32 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=239328 One month of web browsing data shows most respondents visited a search page with an AI-generated summary, but visits to in-depth content about AI were much rarer.

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]]> 239328 What Is News? https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/05/13/what-is-news/ Tue, 13 May 2025 17:50:49 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=231290 As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut.

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]]> 231290 Americans’ Trust in One Another https://www.pewresearch.org/2025/05/08/americans-trust-in-one-another/ Thu, 08 May 2025 13:48:15 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=230988 Americans trust each other less than they did a few decades ago. We explore why this is, and why some are more trusting than others.

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]]> 230988 Americans largely foresee AI having negative effects on news, journalists https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/28/americans-largely-foresee-ai-having-negative-effects-on-news-journalists/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:00:21 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=223609 About six-in-ten Americans (59%) say AI will lead to fewer jobs for journalists in the next two decades.

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]]> 223609 Q&A: Why and how we compared the public’s views of artificial intelligence with those of AI experts https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/03/qa-why-and-how-we-compared-the-publics-views-of-artificial-intelligence-with-those-of-ai-experts/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:54:37 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=203334 In this Q&A, we speak with Brian Kennedy, a senior researcher at the Center, on why and how we conducted the survey of AI experts.

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]]> 203334 How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/03/how-the-us-public-and-ai-experts-view-artificial-intelligence/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:54:29 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=203052 These groups are far apart in their enthusiasm and predictions for AI, but both want more personal control and worry about too little regulation.

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]]> 203052 Fewer Americans now support TikTok ban, see the platform as a national security threat than in spring 2023 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/25/fewer-americans-now-support-tiktok-ban-see-the-platform-as-a-national-security-threat-than-in-spring-2023/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:56:12 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=202851 The share of Americans who perceive TikTok as a national security threat has also dipped – from 59% in 2023 to 49% now.

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