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Changes in digital communication during the COVID-19 global pandemic: implications for digital inequality and future research

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2020
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Nguyen, M. H., Gruber, J., & Fuchs, J. (2020). Changes in digital communication during the COVID-19 global pandemic: implications for digital inequality and future research. Social Media and Society, 6, 205630512094825. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120948255

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Governments and public health institutions across the globe have set social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. With reduced opportunities to spend time together in person come new challenges to remain socially connected. This essay addresses how the pandemic has changed people’s use of digital communication methods, and how inequalities in the use of these methods may arise. We draw on data collected from 1,374 American adults between 4 and 8 April 2020, about two weeks after lockdown measures were

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6

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3

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205630512094825

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Digital communication, digital inequality, COVID-19, social connection

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English

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2020-09-09

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2021-02-24

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2056-3051

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278 since deposited on 2021-02-24
276last week
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147 since deposited on 2021-02-24
146last week
Acq. date: 2025-11-13

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Nguyen, M. H., Gruber, J., & Fuchs, J. (2020). Changes in digital communication during the COVID-19 global pandemic: implications for digital inequality and future research. Social Media and Society, 6, 205630512094825. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120948255

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