http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8233908.stmUS civic engagement remains in the hands of the middle-class despite hopes that the internet would democratise political involvement. Those are the findings of a report from the Pew Internet Project.
Online political engagement such as contacting officials, signing petitions and making donations is skewed towards richer and better educated Americans.
According to the report 35% of US adults on incomes of at least $100,000 (£62,000) participate in two or more online political activities compared to just 8% of adults on incomes of less than $20,000 (£12,000).
However there are signs that social networks such as Twitter and Facebook could be changing that. Some 31% of US citizens with a social network profile have engaged in either political or civic activities such as joining a political group or signing up as a friend of a particular candidate.
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