A Growing Digital Divide

IEEE Internet Computing Cover A new article by Sascha Meinrath, Ben Lennett and myself in IEEE Internet Computing discusses a new framework for discussing technology and the digital divide. While there is a growing consensus that communications is a fundamental right, achieving digital equality in the broadband age has become considerably more complex than just universal access. The article offers a more nuanced perspective on the widening digital divide that’s centered on a user’s utility of a broadband connection and outlines networking technologies that place control in users’ hand by embracing craftsmanship and participant control over networking technologies.