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Tim Hinchliffe: The UN’s Summit of the Dystopian Future & Digital Proletariat Infrastructure

Geopolitics & Empire

CHAPTER

Connecting the Unconnected: Barriers to Mobile Internet

This chapter examines the obstacles faced by 2.6 billion unconnected individuals, focusing on the affordability of smartphones and the need for improved financing solutions. It also addresses the challenges of energy demands from modern technology and the disparities in access to resources, revealing how corporate interests may undermine public welfare.

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