Digital divides remain, both within and across countries Pew Research Center creator text technical report xxu Pew Research Center June 2018 2018 monographic eng 46 p. gráf, tab In recent years, there have been doubts raised about the overall benefits of internet access and social media use. Concerns or no, the share of people who use the internet or own a smartphone continues to expand in the developing world and remains high in developed nations. When it comes to social media use, people in emerging and developing arkets are fast approaching levels seen in more advanced economies. In addition, as people in advanced economies reach the upper bounds of internet penetration, the digital divide continues to narrow between wealthy and developing countries. specialized BY Jacob Poushter, Caldwell Bishop and Hanyu Chwe ; Pew Research Center Sociedad digital emerging economies social media Social network use the internet http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/06/15135408/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Tech-Social-Media-Use_2018.06.19.pdf http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/06/15135408/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Tech-Social-Media-Use_2018.06.19.pdf 180626 20211004062542.0 00004610