The Week in Internet News: The Digital Divide During a Pandemic
The great
divide: The continuing digital divide in the
U.S. is hurting people as they try to shop, attend school, and work during the
coronavirus pandemic lockdown, The Guardian says. Broadband Now
estimates that 42 million U.S. residents don’t have Internet access, and M-Lab
says that the majority of residents in 62 percent of the counties across the
U.S. don’t have adequate broadband speeds.
