The digital underclass is the materially deprived, disabled, rural living or elderly people that have a reduced access to the new media due to external barriers (Helsper)
Boyle argues the younger generation have grown up with technology so are more likely to go online and use their phones
OFCOM in 2014 found younger people are more likely to get their news from their phone
Jones found that financial status has a bigger impact on access to the new media than anything else
Li and Kirkup found thst boys are online more than girls because girls are harrassed more. They also found that girls send more emails and are more likely to study
The Cyber Strategy (2022) was internded to prevent the spreading of hate and false news but failed to be successful as it was not strong enough
Cambridge AnalyticaScandal was where personal data was used to target propoganda for Brexit votes
Governments can ban websites
The ownership of the new media is concentrated to the lords of the global village and is being controlled by fewer and fewer companies