Digital Divide

Google and Allies Launch Universal Internet Access Group with a Policy Focus

Internet access and affordability remains a big problem, not only in the U.S. but especially across the world. In some developing countries - comprising billions of people - there remains to be very practical, widespread internet access at all.

15 Percent of Adults Don't Use the Internet: Most "Just Not Interested" but Price Is Still Holding Latinos Back - Pew

For those of us who worry about spending too much of our work and free time connected to the World Wide Web, this may sound incredible: of the 15 percent of American adults who are usually offline, the largest percentage of them shun the internet because they don't find it relevant to their lives.

Facebook Details Internet.org Plans to Bridge the Digital Divide

A global effort to make Internet access affordable for everyone or a plan for world domination: Whatever your take is on Facebook's Internet.org initiative, you'll find Facebook's detailed plan an enlightening read.

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Announces Plans for Expanded Internet Access in Latin America, Developing Countries

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook and CEO of the social media giant, wants more people to be on the internet. In fact, he wants to help about 5 billion people in developing countries to get in on the internet economy (which of course, includes Facebook).