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Publics Globally Want Unbiased News Coverage, but Are Divided on Whether...
A newspaper vendor uses her smartphone while tending her stall in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 14, 2017. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images) Publics around the world overwhelmingly agree that the news media...
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Social Media Use Continues to Rise in Developing Countries but Plateaus...
Nigerians buy and sell mobile phones, computers and other devices at a popular electronics bazaar in Ikeja, a suburb of Lagos, in 2015. (Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) In recent years,...
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This sortable table provides data for levels of internet use, smartphone ownership and social media usage from 2013 to 2017 by country. The post Explore global rates of internet use, smartphone...
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Internet Connectivity Seen as Having Positive Impact on Life in Sub-Saharan...
Young Somali women look at a smartphone at Dadaab refugee complex, in northeast Kenya, on April 16. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images) Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced dramatic gains in internet use...
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Smartphone Ownership Is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally
A farmer takes a selfie with a smartphone at a rally in Jaipur, India. (Vishal Bhatnagar/AFP/Getty Images) Mobile technology has spread rapidly around the globe. Today, it is estimated that more than 5...
View ArticleMobile Connectivity in Emerging Economies
Access to mobile phones and social media is common across emerging economies. People around the world see certain benefits from these technologies, yet there are also concerns about their impact on...
View ArticleCompare the rates of social media platform and messaging app usage in 11...
Facebook and WhatsApp are the most widely used social media platforms and messaging applications in 11 countries around the world. The post Compare the rates of social media platform and messaging app...
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Many who use social media say they regularly see false or misleading content, but also view these platforms as offering new avenues for political engagement. The post Publics in Emerging Economies...
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Smartphone users in emerging economies – especially those who use social media – tend to be more exposed to people with different backgrounds and more connected with friends they don’t see in person....
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As ownership of mobile phones, especially smartphones, spreads rapidly across the globe, there are still notable numbers of people in emerging economies who don't have access to mobile phones. And even...
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