Just over half of Facebook users ages 18 and older (54%) say they have adjusted their privacy settings in the past 12 months, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Around four-in-ten (42%) say they have taken a break from checking the platform for a period of several weeks or more, while around a quarter (26%) say they have deleted the Facebook app from their cellphone. All told, some 74% of Facebook users say they have taken at least one of these three actions in the past year.
Month: September 2018
What Is a Comma Splice? | Grammar Girl
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/what-is-a-comma-splice
Once you learn about comma splices, you notice them everywhere,…
Why there’s so much inconsistency in school shooting data – The Conversation
http://theconversation.com/why-theres-so-much-inconsistency-in-school-shooting-data-102318
A closer look at this survey shows why the U.S. Department of Education’s data was so inaccurate.
14% in US say social media led them to change their mind on an issue | Pew Research Center
For most Americans, exposure to different content and ideas on social media has not caused them to change their opinions. But a small share of the public – 14% – say they have changed their views about a political or social issue in the past year because of something they saw on social media, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted May 29-June 11.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/15/14-of-americans-have-changed-their-mind-about-an-issue-because-of-something-they-saw-on-social-media/