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September 10, 2025Journal of Computer-Mediated CommunicationOpen Access

Unequal experiences, unequal outcomes? Digital inequalities in experiencing online benefits and privacy harms, mistrust, and self-inhibiting behaviors

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Older persons report fewer online benefits but experience less privacy harm, highlighting unexpected trends in digital inequality.
Mistrust in online companies rises with harmful experiences and drops with benefits, indicating a complex relationship based on user experiences.
This survey-based study used Bayesian inference on data from 1,410 respondents, elucidating distinct patterns in digital behaviors among various groups.
Findings underscore the need for considering intersectionality and structural disadvantages to develop targeted solutions for digital inequities.

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Survey analysis reveals disparities in online benefits and privacy experiences among sociodemographic groups, indicating potential connections to mistrust and self-inhibiting behaviors.

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Meier et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c194029b7b07f3a0618659 https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmaf016

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Survey analysis reveals disparities in online benefits and privacy experiences among sociodemographic groups, indicating potential connections to mistrust and self-inhibiting behaviors.

Unequal experiences, unequal outcomes? Digital inequalities in experiencing online benefits and privacy harms, mistrust, and self-inhibiting behaviors

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Unequal experiences, unequal outcomes? Digital inequalities in experiencing online benefits and privacy harms, mistrust, and self-inhibiting behaviors

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