#digital-divide — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #digital-divide, aggregated by home.social.
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📉📈 Ah, the age-old tale of why internet speeds in America are slower than a sloth on a lazy Sunday while Switzerland is surfing the web at warp speed. Spoiler alert: it's not because Swiss cows have faster hooves! 🐄💨 But hey, who needs speed when you can pay more for less? #Capitalism FTW! 😂
https://stefan.schueller.net/posts/the-free-market-lie/ #internetSpeed #digitalDivide #techHumor #AmericanInternet #SwissInternet #HackerNews #ngated -
📉📈 Ah, the age-old tale of why internet speeds in America are slower than a sloth on a lazy Sunday while Switzerland is surfing the web at warp speed. Spoiler alert: it's not because Swiss cows have faster hooves! 🐄💨 But hey, who needs speed when you can pay more for less? #Capitalism FTW! 😂
https://stefan.schueller.net/posts/the-free-market-lie/ #internetSpeed #digitalDivide #techHumor #AmericanInternet #SwissInternet #HackerNews #ngated -
The WEF forecasts that 42% of core job skills could change by 2030. I don't know how accurate that is - but AI is certainly disruptive, and it's hard to predict exactly where this leads.
Understanding the shape of the gap is a starting point. Part 3 of this series looks at the economics. Posting next week.
https://www.ctnet.co.uk/technology-outpacing-society/
#AI #Technology #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalDivide
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The WEF forecasts that 42% of core job skills could change by 2030. I don't know how accurate that is - but AI is certainly disruptive, and it's hard to predict exactly where this leads.
Understanding the shape of the gap is a starting point. Part 3 of this series looks at the economics. Posting next week.
https://www.ctnet.co.uk/technology-outpacing-society/
#AI #Technology #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalDivide
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Sony’s PlayStation Puts a Nail in Physical Media’s Coffin
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Sony’s PlayStation Puts a Nail in Physical Media’s Coffin
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Kodak invented the digital camera. They had the technology before anyone else.
But they couldn't see how it would disrupt their own business model - and by the time they did, it was too late.
This is one of three ways the exponential gap plays out: individuals, organisations, and legislation all get left behind in different ways.
Which of the three worries you most? https://www.ctnet.co.uk/technology-outpacing-society/
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🌍 In Africa la rete arriva, ma per molti Internet resta un lusso: copertura senza accesso non è connessione, è un divario da colmare. #DigitalDivide #Africa
🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/in-africa-la-banda-larga-mobile-raggiunge-quasi-tutti-gli-abitanti
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Technology is outpacing society in ways that are hard to grasp. One person now worth over $1 trillion, while the skills many of us built careers on face disruption within the decade.
Part 2 of my series on why technology is outpacing society: https://www.ctnet.co.uk/technology-outpacing-society/
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Technology is outpacing society in ways that are hard to grasp. One person now worth over $1 trillion, while the skills many of us built careers on face disruption within the decade.
Part 2 of my series on why technology is outpacing society: https://www.ctnet.co.uk/technology-outpacing-society/
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Oh, the irony! 🧐👴 The geriatric tech overlords want you to enable #JavaScript, proving once again that the real gerontocracy is the web devs who think your grandma's internet skills are still cutting edge. ⏳💻
https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/25/is-america-becoming-a-gerontocracy #geriatrictech #irony #webdevs #digitaldivide #grandma #HackerNews #ngated -
Oh, the irony! 🧐👴 The geriatric tech overlords want you to enable #JavaScript, proving once again that the real gerontocracy is the web devs who think your grandma's internet skills are still cutting edge. ⏳💻
https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/25/is-america-becoming-a-gerontocracy #geriatrictech #irony #webdevs #digitaldivide #grandma #HackerNews #ngated -
SUMMARY - Revisiting the digital divide in Europe: The profile of those on the wrong side of the divide
https://isoclive.substack.com/p/europe-digital-divide
New European Social Survey Round 10 analysis: Europe's access divide still tops 10% — over a quarter of Portugal offline. The typical excluded European is older, less educated, rural and isolated.
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Millions risk buffering as football streaming surges https://www.rawchili.com/5023031/ #Aberdeen #ADSL #Broadband #BroadbandInfrastructure #Buffering #DigitalDivide #DigitalInclusion #InternetServiceProvider(ISP) #london #Manchester #NorthernIreland #Ofcom #Perth #Scotland #ServiceProvider #SmartTV #Soccer #Telcos #UnitedKingdom(UK) #Uswitch #wales
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Siamo nel 2026 e sta per arrivare la fibra ottica a casa nostra grazie a Open Fiber. Peccato che per fare prima (e immagino anche risparmiare soldi) la fibra non venga interrata, ma portata con “cavi volanti” sui pali della luce per metà paese. Succede anche altrove?
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Siamo nel 2026 e sta per arrivare la fibra ottica a casa nostra grazie a Open Fiber. Peccato che per fare prima (e immagino anche risparmiare soldi) la fibra non venga interrata, ma portata con “cavi volanti” sui pali della luce per metà paese. Succede anche altrove?
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"As AI agents become more integrated into the economy, companies and entities that deploy them will benefit disproportionately compared to those that cannot, Nick Srnicek, a senior lecturer in digital economy at King’s College London, told Rest of World.
“We will see new inequalities of access, scale, quality and trust: divides between those who have agents and those who don’t; those who have good agents and those who have bad agents; those who have many agents and those who have few agents; and those who can trust their agents and those who cannot,” he said.
Having access to agents that outpace others means “the outcomes of negotiations and transactions will be structurally biased towards those with greater access,” Srnicek said. “Agentic inequality can harden into systems of dominance.”
AI-powered agents and robots could generate about $2.9 trillion in economic value per year in the U.S. by 2030, McKinsey said in a report last year: “Work in the future will be a partnership between people, agents, and robots — all powered by AI.”"
https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-agent-inequality/
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AgenticAI #Inequality #India #DigitalDivide
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"As AI agents become more integrated into the economy, companies and entities that deploy them will benefit disproportionately compared to those that cannot, Nick Srnicek, a senior lecturer in digital economy at King’s College London, told Rest of World.
“We will see new inequalities of access, scale, quality and trust: divides between those who have agents and those who don’t; those who have good agents and those who have bad agents; those who have many agents and those who have few agents; and those who can trust their agents and those who cannot,” he said.
Having access to agents that outpace others means “the outcomes of negotiations and transactions will be structurally biased towards those with greater access,” Srnicek said. “Agentic inequality can harden into systems of dominance.”
AI-powered agents and robots could generate about $2.9 trillion in economic value per year in the U.S. by 2030, McKinsey said in a report last year: “Work in the future will be a partnership between people, agents, and robots — all powered by AI.”"
https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-agent-inequality/
#AI #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AgenticAI #Inequality #India #DigitalDivide
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New: "Few Become One: Polysynthetic Communication and the Ultrametric Architecture of Language"
Search engines can't see Mohawk. Why? They assume meaning lives in separate words. In polysynthetic languages, one word IS the sentence.
The fix: nested semantic graphs—language-neutral meaning trees. The same ultrametric structure appears across physics, biology, and cognition.
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20328374
#Linguistics #DigitalDivide #InformationArchitecture #CognitiveScience #Research
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New: "Few Become One: Polysynthetic Communication and the Ultrametric Architecture of Language"
Search engines can't see Mohawk. Why? They assume meaning lives in separate words. In polysynthetic languages, one word IS the sentence.
The fix: nested semantic graphs—language-neutral meaning trees. The same ultrametric structure appears across physics, biology, and cognition.
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20328374
#Linguistics #DigitalDivide #InformationArchitecture #CognitiveScience #Research
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UN Envoy Sounds Alarm: AI's Power Hoarded in "Few Zip Codes," Urges Global Oversight
UN envoy Amandeep Singh Gill warns AI power is in 'few zip codes'. He calls for global rules to share AI power and prevent wider digital divides.
#AIGovernance, #GlobalTech, #DigitalDivide, #UN, #AISafety
https://newsletter.tf/un-envoy-ai-power-global-oversight-needed/
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UN Envoy Sounds Alarm: AI's Power Hoarded in "Few Zip Codes," Urges Global Oversight
UN envoy Amandeep Singh Gill warns AI power is in 'few zip codes'. He calls for global rules to share AI power and prevent wider digital divides.
#AIGovernance, #GlobalTech, #DigitalDivide, #UN, #AISafety
https://newsletter.tf/un-envoy-ai-power-global-oversight-needed/
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AI power is concentrated in a few tech hubs, similar to how power was held in a few cities decades ago. This concentration could leave many countries behind.
#AIGovernance, #GlobalTech, #DigitalDivide, #UN, #AISafety
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AI power is concentrated in a few tech hubs, similar to how power was held in a few cities decades ago. This concentration could leave many countries behind.
#AIGovernance, #GlobalTech, #DigitalDivide, #UN, #AISafety
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Wir feiern #Technologie als Heilsbringer 🚀
Doch Millionen werden unsichtbar 👥.
Wenn #Algorithmen über Leben entscheiden & Zugang Macht bedeutet.Wer schützt die, die offline bleiben? ⚖️
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Wir feiern #Technologie als Heilsbringer 🚀
Doch Millionen werden unsichtbar 👥.
Wenn #Algorithmen über Leben entscheiden & Zugang Macht bedeutet.Wer schützt die, die offline bleiben? ⚖️
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"Since late February 2026, a 40-day military confrontation between Iran, the United States, and Israel has unfolded across the region, following an initial wave of airstrikes that set in motion a cycle of retaliation and broader regional spillovers. The focus, unsurprisingly, has been on security and geopolitics. But the conflict also reshaped something less visible: the infrastructures that sustain connectivity.
At approximately midday on 28 February, global internet access in Iran was effectively cut off for most users. Not entirely, and not for all. What followed was not simply a condition of disconnection, but a reorganisation of the network itself into a layered system in which connectivity was differentially mediated through infrastructural constraints, economic mechanisms, and institutional gatekeeping.
This analysis is based on ten in-depth interviews with business owners, technical operators, and everyday internet users in Iran, conducted during and immediately after the recent conflict. These interviews are complemented by participant observation of connectivity practices, pricing dynamics, and user behavior under conditions of disruption. While not exhaustive, the findings provide a grounded view of how internet governance operates in practice under crisis conditions."
https://policyreview.info/articles/news/how-war-restructured-irans-internet/2094
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"Since late February 2026, a 40-day military confrontation between Iran, the United States, and Israel has unfolded across the region, following an initial wave of airstrikes that set in motion a cycle of retaliation and broader regional spillovers. The focus, unsurprisingly, has been on security and geopolitics. But the conflict also reshaped something less visible: the infrastructures that sustain connectivity.
At approximately midday on 28 February, global internet access in Iran was effectively cut off for most users. Not entirely, and not for all. What followed was not simply a condition of disconnection, but a reorganisation of the network itself into a layered system in which connectivity was differentially mediated through infrastructural constraints, economic mechanisms, and institutional gatekeeping.
This analysis is based on ten in-depth interviews with business owners, technical operators, and everyday internet users in Iran, conducted during and immediately after the recent conflict. These interviews are complemented by participant observation of connectivity practices, pricing dynamics, and user behavior under conditions of disruption. While not exhaustive, the findings provide a grounded view of how internet governance operates in practice under crisis conditions."
https://policyreview.info/articles/news/how-war-restructured-irans-internet/2094
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This is interesting. While some are fighting to buy the latest version of phones, this is happening at UC Berkley.
Neither is wrong. Both have different adjacent possibles.
Whole some are trying to minimize the digital divide others are trying to maximize it.
Circumstance is a peculiar thing.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12081336/these-uc-berkeley-students-are-leading-the-fight-against-phones
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This is interesting. While some are fighting to buy the latest version of phones, this is happening at UC Berkley.
Neither is wrong. Both have different adjacent possibles.
Whole some are trying to minimize the digital divide others are trying to maximize it.
Circumstance is a peculiar thing.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12081336/these-uc-berkeley-students-are-leading-the-fight-against-phones
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Cheaper than satellites and more versatile than ground towers, Red Balloon Aerospace's Super Pressure Balloon promises to deliver internet, disaster alerts, and surveillance to India's remote regions. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/specials/tower-in-the-sky-over-vijayawada-near-space-tech-indias-urban-rural-digital-gap-lvft9nex?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DigitalDivide #Connectivity #InformationTechnology #Vijayawada
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AI is already here—but not evenly distributed. The digital divide is widening into an #AI divide. How do we build a bridge of #AILiteracy and fluency so “AI immigrants” can become “AI natives”? #DigitalDivide #FutureOfWork #Strategy
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AI is already here—but not evenly distributed. The digital divide is widening into an #AI divide. How do we build a bridge of #AILiteracy and fluency so “AI immigrants” can become “AI natives”? #DigitalDivide #FutureOfWork #Strategy
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WEBINAR APR 15 – 2026 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) Program Kickoff
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On Wednesday April 15 2026, ar 10:30-12:00 EDT (14:30-16:00 UTC) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Future Networks Initiative (FNI) will host a webinar kick off their 2026 Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) program. This annual effort has two aspects 1) a global challenge - a
#post #2026 #ctu #DigitalDivide #ieee
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WEBINAR APR 15 – 2026 IEEE Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) Program Kickoff
REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK
On Wednesday April 15 2026, ar 10:30-12:00 EDT (14:30-16:00 UTC) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Future Networks Initiative (FNI) will host a webinar kick off their 2026 Connecting the Unconnected (CTU) program. This annual effort has two aspects 1) a global challenge - a
#post #2026 #ctu #DigitalDivide #ieee
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🚀 Breaking News: Ancient Dodgers fan can't enter modern tech coliseum because he doesn't possess the sacred scroll of the smartphone. 📱 Meanwhile, Silicon Valley sacrifices another soul to the digital gods, all in the name of progress. 🤦♂️
https://twitter.com/Suzierizzo1/status/2040864617467924865 #AncientDodgersFan #DigitalDivide #TechCulture #SiliconValley #ProgressOrSacrifice #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Breaking News: Ancient Dodgers fan can't enter modern tech coliseum because he doesn't possess the sacred scroll of the smartphone. 📱 Meanwhile, Silicon Valley sacrifices another soul to the digital gods, all in the name of progress. 🤦♂️
https://twitter.com/Suzierizzo1/status/2040864617467924865 #AncientDodgersFan #DigitalDivide #TechCulture #SiliconValley #ProgressOrSacrifice #HackerNews #ngated -
WEBINAR APR 13 – DC-DDHT – Quantum Technologies, Implications for the Global Digital Divide
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On April 13, 2026, at 10:00 PDT (17:00 UTC) the Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health Technologies (DC-DDHT) hosts a webinar 'Quantum Technologies, Implications for the Global Digital Divide'.
Focus on marginalized groups, plus women, youth , elderly ... How
#post #2026 #DCDDHT #DigitalDivide #DigitalHealth #igf #quantum
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IMO Amnesty International is perpetrating discrimination of the users of Twibright Links lightweight web browser not equipped with JavaScript and IMO Amnesty International are hypocrites: they pose as if fighting for human rights, but they themselves IMO perpetrate discrimination and censorship and Amnesty International IMO violates the basic human right to receive information.
I recommend:
1) Don't send Amnesty International any donations.
2) Tell other people about the behaviour of Amnesty International.
3) Boycott Amnesty International.Their website consists of a grid of pictures and text. You don't need JavaScript to display that and even if you did, lack of JavaScript would just mean reduced functionality, not blocking of whole website.
This may IMO impact marginalized individuals (people living in poverty, people in developing countries, refugees, dissidents) who cannot afford to buy a powerful device with enough RAM (cf. recent RAM price crisis) to run a resource hungry web browser with JavaScript and exacerbate the digital divide.
IMO Amnesty International is joining the camp of perpetrators of digitalitarian digitatorship, where citizens are required to submit to an ever increasing amount of surveillance and tracking and required to submit to an extortion to purchase ever more expensive electronic devices.
I feel
s t r o n g c o n t e m p t
towards Amnesty International.
#links2 #links2gang #amnestyinternational #amnesty #hypocrisy #boycott #abuse #discrimination #censorship #contempt #strongcontempt #twibright #twibrightlabs #linksbrowser #marginalized #marginalizedgroups #poverty #developingcountries #ramprices #rampricecrisis #ramcrisis #digitaldivide #dissidents #refugees #javascript #resourcehungry #bloatware
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📢 Boost Media APS dà il via al progetto Oikos!!!
Il progetto solidale cerca di aiutare persone, studenti ed associazioni che non possono permettersi di acquistare un pc ad avere il loro, riducendo così il digital divide.
❤️ Ti serve un pc? Vai sul sito e compila il modulo Ricevi-PC
💚 Vuoi donare un pc? Vai sul sito e compila il modulo Dona-PCRiduciamo insieme il Digital Divide!
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Innerhalb der „Schere der Digitalen Kompetenz“ öffnet sich gerade die „Schere der ‚KI-Kompetenz‘“, und darin die „Schere der kommerziellen KI-Nutzung“: Viele verlieren den Anschluss an die #Digitalisierung; doch von denen, die da gerade noch mitkommen, verlieren viele den Anschluss an ‚#KI‘; und dann gibt es da noch diejenigen, die sich die teuren Modellzugänge einfach nicht leisten können. Wenn KI also irgendwas gerade besonders stark vorantreibt, dann #DigitalDivide und #DigitalInequality.
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There's only one city in America that isn't on Google's Street View. Documentary filmmaker Chris Parr set out to map it, using North Oak, Minnesota's byzantine rules and the help of a drone. His experience shows who gets privacy in America, and who doesn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtiiHXsnsrY
#PrivacyInAmerica #DigitalDivide #RightToPrivacy #SurveillanceCapitalism #DataPrivacy #NorthOaks #GoogleStreetView #DocumentaryFilmmaking #DroneMapping #IndieDoc #Cartography