Definition of DIGITAL DIVIDE

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The digital divide is growing, however, as the Apple Watch Series 4 released last month added an alert system for when the wearer falls down and a function designed to identify heart irregularities. — Ese Erheriene, WSJ, "Old-School Watchmakers Get Smart to Counter Apple," 17 Nov. 2018 Closing that digital divide and opening those opportunities will be at the top of my to-do list. — Rebecca Nelson, Marie Claire, "2019's Barrier-Breaking Politicians Get to Work," 3 Jan. 2019 The effects of globalization and the digital divide were icing on an already baking doom-cake. — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, "In America’s ‘geography of despair,’ how to help the left-behind places?," 21 Nov. 2018 This gives internet access to people that otherwise don't have it, ensuring that libraries are doing their part to close the digital divide. — Kim Komando, Fox News, "11 amazing perks you get from your local library you never knew before now," 25 Aug. 2018 Smart-city initiatives can focus on bridging the digital divide by ensuring all corners of the community have access to high-speed internet — a near-necessity for everything from applying for college scholarship and jobs to paying bills. — Josh Baugh, San Antonio Express-News, "City to move forward with innovation zones," 6 June 2018 These new users could get stuck on a separate and unequal path to Internet connectivity, which will serve to widen—not narrow—the digital divide. — Jessi Hempel, WIRED, "What Happened to Facebook's Grand Plan to Wire the World?," 17 May 2018 The digital divide was the largest among millennial and Gen X bank customers. — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, "Why online banking customers aren't happy," 1 May 2018 Among wealthy nations, income gaps in Internet and device access is shrinking, but a new type of digital divide is emerging. — Candice Odgers, Fortune, "Commentary: It’s Easy to Blame Smartphones for Teens’ Mental Health Issues. But It’s Wrong.," 6 Apr. 2018

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