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  • ChatGPT Adoption: 34% of U.S. adults have ever used ChatGPT, roughly double the share who said they had in 2023. (Read the short read)
  • Online Scams: Roughly three-quarters of U.S. adults say they have been a victim of an online scam or attack. (Read the report)
  • Views of AI: AI experts are much more positive and excited about AI’s potential than the American public, whose concerns have increased in recent years. (Read the report)
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How Parents Manage Screen Time for Kids

About four-in-ten parents say they could be doing better at managing their kid’s screen time. A larger share – 58% – say they’re doing the best they can.

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    Understanding the Participatory News Consumer

    An overwhelming majority of Americans get their news from multiple news platforms. Which media sectors do people in the U.S rely on most? How has the internet and mobile technology changed the way people consume news? A joint PEJ-Pew Internet survey examines how internet and cell phone users have transformed news into a social experience.

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    Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change

    A new national survey focuses on American teens and twenty-somethings who are making the passage into adulthood at the start of a new millennium. These young people have begun to forge their generational personality: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and open to change.

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Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024

Nearly half of U.S. teens (46%) say they’re on the internet almost constantly. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used by teens.

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How Teens and Parents Approach Screen Time

Most teens at least sometimes feel happy and peaceful when they don’t have their phone, but 44% say this makes them anxious. Half of parents say they have looked through their teen’s phone.