Digital Invisible: How the Internet Is Creating the New Underclass

Explores the real-life consequences of the digital divide and what can be done to close it. Based on fieldwork across the United States, this book explores the consequences of digital exclusion through the real-life narratives of individuals, communities, and businesses that lack sufficient online access.

Nicol Turner Lee is a fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution, where she specializes in legislative and regulatory policies targeting telecommunications and high-tech industries. Her research also focuses on equitable access to technology and the existential threats of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, on vulnerable populations.