The "digital divide" refers to the fact that

a. news websites rarely provide links to other news websites.

b. email has become one of the primary ways that Americans follow politics in the last 20 years.

c. some groups are excluded from online participation in society.

d. Democrats and Republicans rely on very different sources of information online.

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Ernest

21 October, 15:38

The "digital divide" refers to the fact that

a. news websites rarely provide links to other news websites.

b. email has become one of the primary ways that Americans follow politics in the last 20 years.

c. some groups are excluded from online participation in society.

d. Democrats and Republicans rely on very different sources of information online.

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Maddison Harmon · Answer 1

The correct option is : c. some groups are excluded from online participation in society.

Explanation:

The term Digital divide is used to describe the uneven distribution in the access or use of modern information and communications technology between different groups, based on certain criteria such as geographical, social or geopolitical. The modern day technology includes television, internet, computers, mobile phones etc.

Therefore, the term digital divide refers to that some groups are excluded from online participation in the society.