Study Reveals Factors of Inequality for Internet Users

Study Reveals Factors of Inequality for Internet Users

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Making sure everyone has access to broadband may not be enough to put us all on an equal digital footing. A new study reveals other factors that separate casual browsers from super users. Dr. Eszter Hargittai is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University and author of the study “Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the “Net Generation.”

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