Do you know that solely 42% of individuals in South East Asia have entry to the web? Or that solely 34% of these in Africa are in a position to frequently go browsing?
Whereas the web is a lifestyle in lots of areas, it’s nonetheless not broadly obtainable to all, which ends up in financial disparity, lowered literacy, restricted academic alternatives, and extra.
That’s why Meta is working to connect the world, which isn’t solely to deal with these parts, but in addition to maximise its personal enterprise alternatives, and why initiatives like Starlink are vital for world improvement.
As a result of with out common web entry, as a base minimal, inequity will stay, which then branches into all method of different issues.
To supply some perspective on this, the staff from Visual Capitalist have put collectively this overview of internet access around the world.
Some fascinating stats, price contemplating while you have a look at ongoing net developments.
