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Unlike many of his schoolmates, Mason does not own a laptop or home computer. He is a victim of __________, a term that describes the fact that poorer adolescents and some minority groups have less access to computers than more affluent groups.

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The digital divide

Step-by-step explanation:

When there is an inequality of access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) among different people in a society it is known as a digital divide. In other words it is the gap among individuals or groups in terms of access to ICT.

The digital divide was much higher a decade back but now with mobile phones becoming cheaper the divide is reducing.

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