Global debate over the impact of algorithms and search on shaping political opinions has increased following dramatic election results in Europe and the US. Powerful images of the Internet enabling access to a global treasure trove of information have shifted to worries over whether those who...

This policy brief reports findings from two nationally representative online surveys that were conducted in the United States (N=2,280) and in the United Kingdom (N=2,000) in October and November 2020 to explore the factors that influence the willingness to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The...

In this paper, we describe how socio-economic background and political leaning are related to how U.S. residents look for information on COVID-19. Using representative survey data from 2,280 U.S. internet users, collected in fall 2020, we examine how factors, such as age, gender, race, income,...

This reports on the results of a study of Internet (non)use in three neighborhoods of Detroit, Michigan. The study was conducted by the Quello Center at Michigan State University, working in collaboration with the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University, which administered telephone...

As many as five million households with school-aged children in the US do not have high-speed Internet broadband at home, creating a “homework gap” between those who can access the Internet to support their schoolwork, and those who cannot. Based on a series of empirical case studies of...

This report focuses on the emergence of “next generation users” in Britain, Internet users who are developing a new pattern of Internet access. We follow the emerging next generation users throughout the next eight sections that summarise the details and highlights of the 2011 Oxford...

This paper looks at how the production and consumption of news is changing in the UK. It draws from survey research of individuals in Britain from 2003-2011, which includes evidence on patterns of news readership among Internet users and non-users, as well as more qualitative case studies of...

The existence of a ‘digital divide’ has been one of the key social issues of the Internet since its early diffusion at the turn of the twenty-first century. Over time, as access to the Internet has become increasingly central to everyday life, those without access to broadband...

By using detailed data on Internet access and use in rural and urban areas of Britain, we show the effect of low-speed broadband connection on people's use of the Internet and the services it provides. We use a three-fold definition of deep rural, shallow rural, and urban areas to explore the...

The ways in which citizens interact with and participate in their political, governmental, and legal systems are shifting as new digital communication tools are integrated into daily life. Shifts in media systems have consequences for how citizens can, and want to, enact their citizenship. This...