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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	3%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

June 29 to August 2, 2021

Number of respondents

862 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

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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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.