Title: The Impacts of Digital Divide | Digital Divide Council
Headings: The Impacts of Digital Divide
The Impacts of Digital Divide
Impact of the digital divide on education
Impact of the digital divide on the economy
Impact of the digital divide on social
Impact of the digital divide on the society
Impact of the digital divide on culture

Content: Social websites such as Facebook and Instagram have been useful in facilitating communication and maintaining touch with friend and relatives of close ties. Technology is very influential on the levels of relations among members of society since new social opportunities arise when we include ICT in our relationships. People can now keep in touch with friends or even make new friends even amidst tight schedule courtesy of chat rooms. Besides, internet harbors fertile information about peoples’ culture and religion that are vital in guiding social relations. Internet access offers person access to a broader range of opportunities thus creating a social divide between those who are enriched and those who are deficient. Such segregation creates a potential for social conflicts in the communities where the wealthy can have computers and access the internet while the poor are barred. Efforts to bridge this gap initiated at a personal level through unacceptable activities such as theft has led to the disruption of harmony in the society. Impact of the digital divide on the society
The digital divide has contributed significantly to stratification in the community whereby there arises a class of persons with access to the internet and another class unable to use the ICT services either due to affordability issues or literacy levels. Some other factors that contribute to the digital divide in the society include age, race, and ethnicity. The digital divide has led to a rise of new alignments in the community whereby people are classified depending on ability to access internet services this is coupled with associated benefits, and therefore those with limited access to technology continue to lag behind in development matters.