America Needs To Stop Pretending The Broadband 'Digital Divide' Isn't The Direct Result Of Corruption

America Needs To Stop Pretending The Broadband 'Digital Divide' Isn't The Direct Result Of Corruption

3 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200902/08350945227/america-needs-to-stop-pretending-broadband-digital-divide-isnt-direct-result-corruption.shtml

Last week, a tweeted photo of two kids huddled on the ground outside of a Taco Bell -- just to gain access to a reliable internet connection -- made the rounds on social media. The two found themselves on the wrong side of the "digital divide," forced to sit in the dirt just to get online, just 45 minutes from the immensely wealthy technology capital of the United States:

— Stephanie Hurlburt (@sehurlburt) August 26, 2020