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Wait what?! There are people who can access the internet... AND CHOOSE NOT TO?!

Hi, Over 30 young people. 3 large charities. 1 problem. Inequality, or perhaps more specifically technology and inequality. A problem that affects all of us be it because we’re young or old, male or female, gay or straight, we all face it- The question is what do we do about it? So our story begins in the Crystal, London-  where young people from around the UK have convened to combat inequality in technology . Now, the thing is with a subject like inequality, is that it can mean very different things to different people. To some it is the racist views that have been ingrained into our very society, to others it is the unequal accessibility of technology for different groups of people, particularly in our schools or perhaps for mathematicians such as myself, these signs ‘ < > ’ may come to mind. But no matter what viewpoint you held, we all agreed that this was an issue. I must confess as someone who is not particularly well traveled, that to hear about others’ experi