Internet & Technology

Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.

While newspapers have seen steep job losses from 2008 to 2020, digital-native news organizations have seen considerable gains.

41% of U.S. adults say people should be able to sue social media companies for content that other users post on these companies’ platforms.

The shares of Americans in each income tier who have home broadband or a smartphone have not significantly changed from 2019 to 2021.

Among U.S. social media users, 45% of Gen Z adults have interacted with content that focuses on the need for action on climate change.

A majority worries that the evolution of artificial intelligence by 2030 will continue to be primarily focused on optimizing profits and social control. Still, a portion celebrate coming AI breakthroughs that will improve life.

A new study of posts on popular public Facebook pages about the early days of the Biden administration finds that the focus of these posts, as well as the assessments of the new president, differed widely by the ideological orientation of the pages.

Smartphone ownership and home broadband adoption are up slightly since 2019. And 30% of Americans say they at least sometimes experience problems connecting to the internet at home.

Some 15% of all home broadband users in the U.S. say they have had trouble paying for their high-speed internet service during the pandemic.

Majorities of Americans support an array of measures to address climate change but stop short of a full break with fossil fuels.