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A survey released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research explored teens' social media use and its relationship to race and class. The poll found that nearly 9 in 10 black teenagers use Snapchat, compared with just over 7 in 10 whites. And 4 in 10 black teens report using Snapchat almost constantly, compared with about 2 in 10 white teens.
A third of black teens say they use Instagram almost constantly, compared with about 1 in 5 white teens who responded similarly.
Among all teens, the poll shows three-quarters use Instagram and Snapchat, more than the two-thirds who say they use Facebook.
And while texting is still the way 9 in 10 teens send short messages, 4 in 10 also use a messaging app, such as Kik, WhatsApp, Skype or Facebook Messenger. Thirty-four percent of black teens surveyed responded that they use three or more messaging apps, compared with 20 percent of white teens.
More than 9 in 10 black teens—95 percent—have access to a smartphone, compared with 89 percent of whites and 86 percent of Hispanics. While this may make them savvier on social media and messenger apps, the technology could be a handicap in education or employment, especially for teens who don't have access to other types of devices. Lower-income teens are less likely to have tablets or traditional desktop computers, which cost more and can make tasks like writing a paper, doing homework or filling out a job application easier.
The poll shows that older teens are more likely to be frequent users of Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and are also especially likely to have access to a smartphone.
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Good that they are understanding using the internet,bad because they could create there own snap chat or Facebook to spread info or least develop a black section of the net.
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quote:Originally posted by Thereal: Good that they are understanding using the internet,bad because they could create there own snap chat or Facebook to spread info or least develop a black section of the net.
Actually, using cell phones shields you from actually understanding the internet. Cell phones are just really really dumbed down computerized devices designed to take the effort out of getting on-line for those who know nothing about computers. If they can only utilize dumbed down computers, then they have very little chance of learning a computer programming language, learning how the internet actually works, and building a Facebook or Snapchat. You can't develop a Facebook, a database program, or a Internet server using a cell phone.
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