A global online survey conducted in August 2021 asked experts their opinion of how digital public spaces will evolve and potentially effect society. Overall, 70 percent of respondents said that digital platforms were evolving in ways that are both positive and negative. In addition, 18 percent of participants stated that the future of open virtual spaces will be mostly negative and continue to create significant difficulties for society. In contrast, 10 percent of experts asserted that the future of online spaces is likely to be positive.
Industry leader opinion on the evolution of digital public spaces leading to a positive or negative future for society worldwide as of August 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Digital spaces are evolving in ways that are both positive and negative
70%
Digital spaces are evolving in a mostly negative way that is likely to lead to a worse future for society
18%
Digital spaces are evolving in a mostly positive way that is likely to lead to a better future for society
10%
Digital spaces are not evolving in one direction or another
technology innovators and developers, business and policy leaders
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: Considering the things you see occurring online, which statement comes closer to your view about the evolution of digital spaces. Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Pew Research Center. (November 22, 2021). Industry leader opinion on the evolution of digital public spaces leading to a positive or negative future for society worldwide as of August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280023/global-evolution-of-digital-public-spaces/
Pew Research Center. "Industry leader opinion on the evolution of digital public spaces leading to a positive or negative future for society worldwide as of August 2021." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280023/global-evolution-of-digital-public-spaces/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Industry leader opinion on the evolution of digital public spaces leading to a positive or negative future for society worldwide as of August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280023/global-evolution-of-digital-public-spaces/
Pew Research Center. "Industry Leader Opinion on The Evolution of Digital Public Spaces Leading to a Positive or Negative Future for Society Worldwide as of August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280023/global-evolution-of-digital-public-spaces/
Pew Research Center, Industry leader opinion on the evolution of digital public spaces leading to a positive or negative future for society worldwide as of August 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280023/global-evolution-of-digital-public-spaces/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Industry leader opinion on the evolution of digital public spaces leading to a positive or negative future for society worldwide as of August 2021 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280023/global-evolution-of-digital-public-spaces/
