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<P align=left><FONT size=3>Mobile Connectivity in </FONT><FONT size=3>Emerging Economies</FONT></P></B></FONT></FONT><I><FONT size=5 face=AbrilText-Italic><FONT size=5 face=AbrilText-Italic>
<P align=left><FONT size=3>Publics see mobile phones and social media bringing certain </FONT><FONT size=3>benefits to them and their societies. But these views are paired </FONT><FONT size=3>with widespread concerns about their impact on children</FONT></P>
<DIV></I></FONT></FONT>A new Pew Research Center report analyzes public attitudes and experiences related to mobile technologies in 11 emerging economies – Vietnam, Jordan, Tunisia, Colombia, Kenya, Lebanon, South Africa, Mexico, Philippines, India, Venezuela) - including the benefits and challenges that digital connectivity brings to people's lives and societies. <A style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; COLOR: #949d48" href="https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=bc3b5cc987&e=5c00f4bca6" target=_blank>Explore the rates</A> of social media platform and messaging app usage in these nations. (Source. Pew Research Centre, Newsletter 22.03.2019)</DIV>
<DIV>A Short Summary is available on the website: <A href="https://www.pewinternet.org/2019/03/07/use-of-smartphones-and-social-media-is-common-across-most-emerging-economies/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=302dd36177-Global_2019_03_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-302dd36177-400444981#sortable-table">https://www.pewinternet.org/2019/03/07/use-of-smartphones-and-social-media-is-common-across-most-emerging-economies/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=302dd36177-Global_2019_03_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-302dd36177-400444981#sortable-table</A><!-- / article paragraph text --></DIV></BODY></HTML>