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This is how much data we're using on our phones

An unidentified man using a smart phone walks through London's Canary Wharf financial district in the evening light in London, Britain, September 28, 2018.   REUTERS/Russell Boyce      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1B87E033F0

The pandemic has further exposed the extent of the global digital divide. Image: REUTERS/Russell Boyce

Joe Myers
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