Is the internet good or bad for society? Americans are having a tough time deciding.

According to Pew Research data, more and more people think that the number of people with positive and negative impacts on the Internet is increasing.

The proportion of people think that the Internet is good for society is decreasing. Mr. Pew found that compared to 76% in 2014, about 70% of adults in the United States using the Internet believe that it is useful for society.

This does not mean that those people now think the Internet must be a bad thing - it's just more complicated. The number of people who believe that the Internet is "mixed" is nearly doubled at the same time, from 8% of respondents to 14%. However, the proportion of those who believe the Internet is not good for society has changed little.

Mr. Pew discovered that this change is the most common among elderly Americans. About 64% of online adults over 65 years old said that the Internet is "a good thing for society." In 2014, this number was 78%.

The fact that more people can not understand whether the Internet is good or bad is not really shocking. The Internet is perfect for a variety of things, such as people keeping in touch, spreading important information, and reducing the burden of daily work such as shopping and paying invoices.

Due to the proliferation of fake news on Facebook and YouTube and the influence of the filtering bubble on public discourse, we have seen many of these reasons in the past few years, but this is also a very bad reason. This may be why former Facebook opinion polls recently discovered that 32% of Americans believe that Facebook is "adversely affecting" society. (Pew said his investigation took place in January before Facebook 's recent data privacy scandal.)

Many people, including those of Recode, are trying to figure out how these technology giants are being seen by the public. In a recent SurveyMonkey survey, only 10% answered that Facebook is "the best for society" for all technology companies.

Winner: Amazon, 20% of respondents answered "has the best impact on society".

76% of respondents say that the Internet is good for society. Only 8% believe that this is bad for humanity as a whole. 15% think this is a combination of good and evil. You will be able to connect with thousands of miles away and you will not be able to do so. Bad comment on YouTube - bad. I think that's something like that.

This does not mean that those people now think the Internet must be a bad thing - it's just more complicated. The number of people who believe that the Internet is "mixed" is nearly doubled at the same time, from 8% of respondents to 14%. However, the proportion of those who believe the Internet is not good for society has changed little. Due to the proliferation of fake news on Facebook and YouTube and the influence of the filtering bubble on public discourse, we have seen many of these reasons in the past few years, but this is also a very bad reason. This may be why former Facebook opinion polls recently discovered that 32% of Americans believe that Facebook is "adversely affecting" society. (Pew said his investigation took place in January before Facebook 's recent data privacy scandal.)

The Internet changed society. Today's community is online. I understand that today's society reacts to bad things soon and reacts to good things. Even today's society and culture can be said to be operated by a few people and celebrities. Society has not said that. They closed their ideology, culture, trust and development methods. This is a bit negative, but it is a fact. Most uses of the Internet caused strange allegations inside the human being. If we do good things, others will think something will go wrong. Most people will misunderstand you, and few people will support you. This is not only the use of the Internet, it has been for centuries. However, the Internet is widely spread