The use of digital technology and social integration of migrants in China

Using nationally representative data, we examine the effect of digital technology use on social integration of migrants in China. We find that digital technology use can increase the social integration of migrants by 0.357, compared to those who do not use. Besides, using internet to browse information, learn and serve life helps to promote social integration, but to play, chat and work does not. This article sheds light on the impact of digital technology on social integration of migrants in current digital society, and also indicates that promoting the diffusion of digital technology and guiding internet use behaviour are important to the social integration of migrants.