Editing Global North and Global South (section)

=== Digital and technological divide ===
The [[global digital divide]] is often characterized as corresponding to the north–south divide;<ref>{{cite web |title=The Global Digital Divide {{!}} Cultural Anthropology |url=https://courses.lumenlearning.com/culturalanthropology/chapter/the-global-digital-divide/#:~:text=The%20global%20digital%20divide%20also,and%20services%20available%20through%20technology.&text=This%20global%20divide%20is%20often,and%20%E2%80%9Csouthern%E2%80%9D%20poorer%20ones. |access-date=2021-04-19 |website=courses.lumenlearning.com |language=en-US}}</ref> however, [[Internet]] use, and especially [[broadband]] access, is now soaring in Asia compared with other continents. This phenomenon is partially explained by the ability of many countries in Asia to [[leapfrogging|leapfrog]] older Internet technology and infrastructure, coupled with booming economies which allow vastly more people to get online.<ref>{{cite web |title=Internet penetration in Asia-Pacific 2019 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/265153/number-of-internet-users-in-the-asia-pacific-region/ |access-date=2021-04-19 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref>