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Online Community and Connection in America

Pew Research Center · Colleen McClain, Jeffrey Gottfried, Eugenie Park, Michelle Faverio, Olivia Sidoti and Monica Anderson · last updated

Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults are in an online community. These virtual third spaces can take many forms, like Facebook groups, online video games or fandom forums on Reddit.

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