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New data shows the number of new mobile internet users is stalling (restofworld.org)
submitted 22 hours ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • 57% of the population is already connected to mobile internet.
  • In Pakistan, Nigeria, and Mexico, the rate of new mobile internet subscriber growth is slowing.
  • The remaining populations will be harder, and more expensive, to get online.
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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 86 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

If companies want more saturation they can always advocate for government policies that lift people out of poverty.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

Or – outlaw porn and birth-control and hope the birth rate goes up.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That just makes more poor people who can't afford things.

[–] TseseJuer@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

just as these greedy cucks want

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