Only 37% of Internet users who use mobile phones check fake news in Brazil

If you take into account Internet users who use computers and mobile phones together, this same percentage rises to 74%

Research ICT Families 2022made by the Regional Study Center for the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) and published this Tuesday (16), points out that only 37% of Brazilian Internet users who access the Internet exclusively by mobile phone in 2022 verify the veracity Of fake news.

If we consider Internet users who use computers and mobile phones together, this same percentage rises to 74%. And in total, 51% of respondents said they checked whether the information they found on the Internet was true.

The data is of particular concern because mobile phones are now the most popular means of accessing the Internet. 99% of respondents confirmed that they entered the web through him in the last three months. In second place, far behind, is TV, with 55%. Other products used are the computer (38%), the video game console (10%) and “other” (1%).

In addition, 62% of all people surveyed last year said they had access to the Internet exclusively through mobile phones, which equates to nearly 92 million people.

Many of these people use messaging apps like Whatsapp and the telegram to receive news, but it is well known that these platforms are a breeding ground for fake news. This was demonstrated yet again in last year’s presidential election, when voters for Lula and Jair Bolsonaro skyrocketed. indiscretions on telegram discredit opposing candidates.

Other security and usage habits

Another sensitive piece of information involving mobile phone users is that only a third of them (33%) have taken security measures to protect their devices and online accounts, such as complex passwords OR two-step verification). In those who use computers and mobile phones together, the percentage is 69%; in total, it was 47%.

The survey also asked other questions to learn about users’ Internet habits, including work and security measures. Look down:

• Used a copy-and-paste tool to duplicate or move content (such as in a document or message): total 45%, mobile only, 29%, computer and mobile, 71%;
• Computer programs or mobile applications installed: total 37%, mobile only, 22%, computer and mobile, 61%;
• Attach a document, image or video to instant messages, email or SMS: total 37%, mobile only, 23%, computer and mobile, 59%;
• Changed privacy settings on your device, account or app to limit sharing of personal data: total 36%, mobile only 23%, desktop and mobile 57%
• Copy or move a file or folder (such as on a computer or in the cloud): total 31%, mobile only, 16%, computer and mobile, 56%;
• Files or applications transferred between devices, including via the cloud: total 27%, mobile only, 14%, computer and mobile, 48%;
• New wired or wireless equipment connected or installed (such as modem, printer, camera, or microphone): total 20%, cell phone only, 8%, computer and cell phone, 40%;
• Created a slideshow: total 15%, mobile only, 7%, computer and mobile, 29%;
• Used a formula in a spreadsheet: total 15%, mobile only, 6%, computer and mobile, 29%;
• Created a computer program or cell phone application using a programming language: total 4%, cell phone only, 3%, computer and cell phone, 7%;
• None of the options: total 29%, mobile only, 40%, computer and mobile, 9%;

Decrease in the number of households

The number of Brazilian households with internet access decreased by two percentage points compared to 2021. According to TIC Domicílios, the index in 2022 was 80% against 82% in 2021. The peak was in 2020, with 83%.

The survey sampled 23,292 families who responded to the technicians between June and October 2022.

Most of the homes are connected by cable or fiber optics: around 38 million. Then come the mobile networks, with 10 million; and fixed broadband, with 5 million. About 7 million did not know or did not answer the question about the type of connection.

This shows how cable and fiber broadband connections have grown in the country. In 2015, the same survey indicated common broadband as the main means of access, with 15 million households, compared to 8 million for cable and fiber. There has therefore been a migration of customers from one to another over the years.

In the urban area of ​​Brazil, 82% of all homes have some type of access and in rural areas 68%. By region, the most connected is the Midwest, at 83%; in the southeast, 82%; South, 81%; Northeast, 78%; and North, 76%.

Source: Terra

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