A growing number of governments around the world are considering whether to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. So far, 30 countries and territories have enacted national laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry, mostly in Europe and the Americas. In Mexico, some jurisdictions allow same-sex couples to wed, while others do not. Below is […]

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In 1969, a team of UCLA graduate students led by professor Leonard Kleinrock connected computer-to-computer with a team at the Stanford Research Institute. It was the first host-to-host communication of ARPANET, the early packet-switching network that was the precursor to today’s multibillion-host internet. Heading into the network’s 50th anniversary, Pew Research Center and Elon University’s […]

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Fifty years after the first computer network was connected, most experts say digital life will mostly change things for the better in coming decades. But they say this will require reforms toward better cooperation and security, basic rights and economic fairness.

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The expert predictions reported here about the impact of the internet over the next 50 years came in response to questions asked by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center in an online canvassing conducted between July 4, 2018, and Aug. 6, 2018. This is the 10th Future of the Internet study […]

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We are extremely thankful for the contributions of the people who participated in this canvassing. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Primary researchers Kathleen Stansberry, Research Director, Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center Janna Anderson, Director, Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center Lee Rainie, Director, […]

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The comments in the following section are a sharp contrast to the utopian visions of equity and advancement described above. Whereas some see the future of the internet as a great equalizer, others warn that technology can just as easily be used for control and exploitation. Inequality on the rise: The growing divide between haves […]

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A large share of respondents predict enormous potential for improved quality of life over the next 50 years for most individuals thanks to internet connectivity, although many said the benefits of a wired world are not likely to be evenly distributed. Andrew Tutt, an expert in law and author of “An FDA for Algorithms,” said, […]

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People who have had the internet at their fingertips since birth can find it difficult to imagine a world in which information and communication are not readily available with a quick click or swipe or voice command to a phone. The following insights come from respected pioneers – many of them inductees to the Internet […]

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The following sections share selections of comments from technology experts and futurists who elaborate on the ways internet use has shaped humanity over the past 50 years and consider the potential future of digital life. They are gathered under broad, overarching ideas, rather than being tied to the specific themes highlighted above. Many of the […]

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When the 530 participants in this study shared wide-ranging insights about the future, most of their responses were tied to hopes and concerns over human evolution in light of technological change. A share of their comments referred to technological advances such as brain-computer interfaces, virtual immersive experiences that will teach and entertain users, pervasive connectivity […]

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Test your knowledge by taking our 10-question quiz, then compare your score with other Americans who took the survey.

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The findings of this analysis paint a nuanced picture of just how prevalent political speech is among U.S. adults on Twitter.

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This report is made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. It is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Primary researchers Adam Hughes, Associate Director, Research Brad Jones, Research Associate Alec Tyson, Senior Researcher Emma Remy, Data Science Assistant Aaron Smith, Director, Data Labs Research team Patrick van Kessel, […]

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The analysis of Twitter users in this report is based on a nationally representative survey conducted from Nov. 21 to Dec. 17, 2018, among a sample of 2,791 U.S. adults ages 18 years and older who have a Twitter account and agreed to allow researchers to follow and report on that account. This study examines […]

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Financial independence is one of the many markers used to designate the crossover from childhood into young adulthood, and it’s a milestone most Americans (64%) think young adults should reach by the time they are 22 years old, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But that’s not the reality for most young adults who’ve reached this age.

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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. The panel is being managed by Ipsos. Data in this report […]

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This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/socialtrends Kim Parker, Director, Social Trends Research Juliana Horowitz, Associate Director, Research Richard Fry, Senior Economist Amanda Barroso, Writer, Editor Deja Thomas, Research Assistant Jesse Bennett, Research Assistant Nikki Graf, Research Associate Tanya Arditi, […]

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(Traduzione da una versione in inglese) WASHINGTON, D.C. (15 ottobre 2019) – Trent’anni dopo la caduta del comunismo, un nuovo sondaggio del Pew Research Center rivela che poche persone nell’ex blocco orientale si rammaricano dei cambiamenti epocali avvenuti tra il 1989 e il 1991. Eppure non sono neanche del tutto soddisfatte della loro attuale situazione […]

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(Fordítás angolról) WASHINGTON, D.C., (2019. október 15.) – A Pew Research Center a kommunizmus bukásának harmincadik évfordulóján készített új felmérése megállapítja, hogy a korábbi keleti blokk országaiban kevés ember bánja az 1989–1991. között végbement változásokat, annak ellenére, hogy nem teljes mértékben elégedettek a jelenlegi politikai vagy gazdasági helyzetükkel sem. Hasonlóan a nyugati társaikhoz, a közép- […]

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