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Privacy scandals, data breaches and safety issues are impacting America's idealistic view of the internet as a force for good, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Go deeper: America wakes up to the dark side of the internet

Fewer Americans think the internet is good for society

Privacy issues are impacting America's idealistic view of the internet.

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Privacy scandals, data breaches and safety issues are impacting America&#x27;s idealistic view of the internet as a force for good, according to a new Pew Research Center <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="survey" data-vars-click-url="http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/04/30/declining-majority-of-online-adults-say-the-internet-has-been-good-for-society/" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/04/30/declining-majority-of-online-adults-say-the-internet-has-been-good-for-society/" target="_blank">survey</a>.Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="America wakes up to the dark side of the internet" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/america-wakes-up-to-the-dark-side-of-the-internet-1513307266-f6ce508b-be50-4a19-92f5-f2863972a9f4.html" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/america-wakes-up-to-the-dark-side-of-the-internet-1513307266-f6ce508b-be50-4a19-92f5-f2863972a9f4.html" target="_self">America wakes up to the dark side of the internet</a>

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