Recently, several digital divide scholars suggested that a shift is needed from a focus on
binary Internet access (first-level digital divide) and Internet skills and use (second-level …

Purpose Coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed the digital divide (DD) like never before and
has made it a hot topic of actuality. In this paper, a state of the art of research studies that …

Times change. Early in the 21st century, calls to bridge the digital divide were dismissed by
people who saw internet access as a luxury. Two decades later, it is tough to find a policy …

The diffusion of the Internet is reaching a level between 80% and 90% in Western societies.
Yet, while the digital divide is closing for young cohorts, it is still an issue when comparing …

Social media are a broad collection of digital platforms that have radically changed the way
people interact and communicate. However, we argue that social media are not simply a …

This study uses survey data from the Pew Internet and American Life Project to advance
digital divide research by exploring how smartphone dependence—in which one's only …

Medicine has been personal long before the concept of “personalized medicine” became
popular. Health professionals have always taken into consideration the individual …

Digital inequality can take many forms. Four forms studied here are access to Internet, use of
different devices, extent of usage, and engagement in different Internet activities. However, it …

The nature of the digital divide reflects inequalities in digital utilization, which is understood
to be a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing accessibility to ICTs, capabilities to …

This article explains Internet users' self-help activities in protecting their privacy online using
structural equation modeling. Based on a representative survey of Swiss Internet users, it …