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The New Digital Divide

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The New Digital Divide 15 July 2025 Shane Greenstein Guest Author | Harvard Business School Categories: Countries In short A new study offers an unprecedentedly granular look at digital usage in the United States, including how people browse the Internet, use social media, create documents, and code software. Areas with higher household incomes and greater educational attainment consistently showed higher digital engagement. These findings challenge the assumption that digital divides disappear once basic broadband infrastructure is widely available. The digital divide is typically understood

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