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The Digital Divide: Racial Inequality in Internet Speeds Exposed During the Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the way people work, study, and communicate. With many businesses and schools closed, and millions of people forced to work and study from home, access to high-speed internet has become more critical than ever before. However, the pandemic h...

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Published in:Journal of International Social Research / Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi Vol. 16; no. 99; pp. 1 - 7
Main Author: Harry, Joe
Format: Article
Published: Journal of International Social Research Apr2023
Subjects:
Coronavirus diseases
Internet speed
Business enterprises
Schools
Internet
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        Internet speed
        Business enterprises
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          Internet speed
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      ab: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the way people work, study, and communicate. With many businesses and schools closed, and millions of people forced to work and study from home, access to high-speed internet has become more critical than ever before. However, the pandemic has also exposed deep-seated racial inequalities in internet speed, with people of color experiencing slower internet speeds compared to their white counterparts. We find that neighborhoods with higher proportions of Black residents tend to have better download speeds but worse upload speeds. Notably, upload speeds are especially important for video communication, which massively proliferated during the pandemic. Further, upload speeds in Black neighborhoods have consistently fallen relative to white neighborhoods during the pandemic. This trend has substantial implications for racial inequality in the digital age.
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