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The Nation

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Editors D. D. Guttenplan
Victor Navasky
Carey McWilliams
thenation. com
CompanyThe Nation Company, L. P
Total circulation (2017)145,624
First issue date July 1865
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Date of Upd.
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The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, covering progressive political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator.

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UK internet use surges to new heights during lockdown

Nov 22,2023 3:31 pm

Video-conferencing has high to spent one of the biggest hits of Lockdown

UK adults-a quarter of their waking day online during the Lockdown - a record value, Ofcom .

in April, adults spent an average of four hours per day online, from three-and-a-half in September 2019, the communication watchdog said.

And seven in 10 People made video calls at least once a week in Lockdown , with millions turning to Increase for the First Time .

The pandemic has radically changed online behaviour, says Ofcom .

Found that the People informed on the search for New Ways to stay in contact, entertain and fit in Lockdown .

watching Twitch, the livestreaming platform for gamers, visitors, an increase of 2. 3 million in January to 4. 2 million in April.

TikTok, the reach allows users to create and share short videos, 12. 9 million UK visitors in April, up 5. 4 million in January.

Much of the Ofcom report focuses on People 's online habits in September 2019, before the Corona-struck, the Virus.

At this point, nine in 10 adults and almost all children, the time on platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram , according to the study.

And almost half of adults watch videos on these platforms several times A Day , increased to 73% for children aged eight to 15.

the People are no longer just passive consumers, with two out of five adults upload videos to TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, or Instagram .

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What has those turned at the age of 16+ at

(1,126 respondents in 2019)source: Ofcom

a Video-conferencing app Zoom as the Big Hit of the Lockdown up from 659,000 users in January to 13 million in April, as The Nation , to be there for the chat with family and friends, and take part in the Quiz and games.

The app was not without controversy, with questions about how safe it was, with some of the People to the sacrifices, zoom-bombing, where an Uninvited Guest joins a call to cause mischief or share unpleasant or hateful Material .

People have online, to entertain themselves and also to practice radical change

to the People before the pandemic away from fixed-network calls and SMS messages in favor of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger , The Report said.

Lockdown , accelerated the adoption of such services. Almost half of the adults used WhatsApp to video calls is not used at least once a week, with Facebook Messenger far behind at 41% and Apple's FaceTime, to 30%.

Ofcom Director of strategy and research, Yih-Choung Teh, said: "Lockdown can leave a lasting digital legacy. Coronavirus has radically changed The Way We Live and communicate online, with millions of People using online video services for the First Time . "

People remain wary about online security, though, with 87% of adults say that they had concerns about children with the help of video-sharing sites and other applications.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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