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digital divide

Short Definition
The disparities in access to technologies across different socioeconomic groups.
Relevance
The digital divide highlights the disparities in access and usage of online technologies like access to broadband, and cellular services. There is also a socioeconomic side since poorer people have less access to the internet.
Additional Notes
Further Reading

Huey, L., & Ferguson, L. (2022). Another Digital Divide: Cybersecurity in Indigenous Communities. Sociology Publications, 1–28.

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