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Inflation slows growth in global mobile connectivity

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Mobile internet connectivity continues to rise globally but inflation has slowed adoption rates

AI proliferation will have serious environmental costs

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Recent breakthroughs in AI will intensify the digital economy’s environmental footprint

COVID connectivity boost leaves social gaps intact

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COVID-19 lockdowns incentivised 783 million new users to come online during 2020-21

Internet shutdowns fuel digital authoritarianism

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Internet shutdowns are returning to pre-pandemic levels across all major developing regions

News on social media will fuel polarisation

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Public reliance on social media -- the least regulated and most distrusted source of news -- is rising

IoT devices risk reversing progress on cybersecurity

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As the market for IoT (Internet of Things) devices increases dramatically, so will the security risks they pose

Internet shutdowns raise risks across Global South

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Governments across the developing world are regularly shutting down online communication to restore political control

Internet costs impede digital inclusion

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Internet costs have fallen across the 55 low and middle-income countries that are home to 6.4 billion people

Recession risks wider internet infrastructure gap

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Development actors want governments to make the internet more affordable, accessible and reliable; progress is uneven