COVID-19 has thrown into sharp focus how digital inequality was an additional burden for some during lockdown, increasing anxieties and loneliness But is the answer to get everyone online?
Professor Ellen Helsper, Professor of Digital Inequalities at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of “The Digital Disconnect: The Social Causes and Consequences of Digital Inequalities” describes how we must better understand digital inequalities and consider what is needed for ethical digital inclusion programmes.
