Why the internet is a luxury

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🗓️ 16 June 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Think about everything you did yesterday. Now imagine how the day would have gone if you didn’t have the internet. Access to the internet isn’t as universal as you might think. Millions of Americans don’t have access to broadband, because of either where they live or what they can afford. But there’s another big, more insidious factor: politics. Vox senior reporter Emily Stewart (@emilystewartm) is here to discuss. References: Rani wrote about low-income Americans’ access to broadband. And Emily wrote about what it would take to get widespread internet access across the country. –– Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: Host: Rani Molla (@ranimolla) Producer: Sofi LaLonde (@sofilalonde) Engineer: Paul Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.0	Think about everything you did yesterday.
0:40.0	Now imagine how that day would have gone if you didn't have access to the internet.
0:44.0	You wouldn't have been able to work from home or pay your bills
0:47.0	or talk to your friends the way we're accustomed to.
0:50.0	All this is to say, access to the internet has become very important.
0:54.0	Yet access to the internet isn't as universal as you might think.
0:57.0	Millions of Americans don't have broadband access,
1:00.0	either because of where they live or what they can afford.
1:03.0	But there's another big, more insidious factor, politics.
1:07.0	Here to talk about the internet is Emily Stewart, senior reporter at Box.
1:16.0	Hi, Emily.
1:18.0	Hi, Ronnie.
1:19.0	How many people in the US don't have access to the internet?
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