Proportion who used each for news and information about politics in the last week – by comfort with technology

On average across eight countries, people who are uncomfortable with technology are less likely to use online platforms for news and information about politics - but this gap does not exist for offline sources.

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Q3. How interested, or not, would you say you are in politics? Q7. Which, if any, of the following have you used as a source of news or information about politics in [country], in the last 7 days? Q10. Which of them, if any, did you use for news or information on politics in [country]? Base: Not interested/interested in politics across all countries = 4079/12,585.

Source: Data from the report 'What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries', published in November 2024.