"Call them digital-age Luddites or, in the most extreme case, techno terrorists. A new survey of Internet gurus predicts a cultural group will emerge by 2020 that will swear off the World Wide Web altogether as a way to limit information overload - and some will retaliate against technology.

"The expectation among our respondents is that it will not be a large percentage that will turn to violence," said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

The nonprofit conducted the survey with North Carolina-based Elon University.

"It's more like a lifestyle phenomenon rather than a violence and lashing-out phenomenon."

Pew and Elon surveyed 742 high-tech experts and analysts for their views of what's to come.


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