Pew Research Center

What we know about internet use, smartphone ownership and digital divides in the U.S.

Today, most Americans subscribe to home broadband internet and own a smartphone, while about four-in-ten say they're online ...

Revealing the parental role in preventing childhood internet addiction and how to combat it

New Swinburne-led research has found that the use of mobile devices by primary school-aged children for gaming, social media ...
Pew Research Center

Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of social media, the internet and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,458 U.S.

The Expanding Role Of DNS In A Safer, Smarter Internet

Because of its universality, DNS has become a natural enforcement layer for network policies, whether for security, ...
The Conversation

Stricter monitoring of tween and teen internet use may not always be better

Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D. has received funding from The National Institutes of Health and Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development. She is a member of the APA taskforce ...
Los Angeles Times

Internet access is a human right

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Even for the casual observer, it’s probably apparent that modern warfare, both domestic and abroad, is ...
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Here's how your ISP and the entire internet know that you're using a VPN

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have become ubiquitous tools on the internet of today. A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between your device and a remote server, routing your traffic through that ...