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News Burst: Democratic Net a myth - research

The notion that the Internet is the ultimate democracy is a myth according to researchers investigating the virtual society.
Written by Jane Wakefield, Contributor

The most extensive academic research yet done on the social implications of the Internet -- the Virtual Society programme taking place at 25 universities across the UK -- has found that the cyber world is mirroring the social divides of the real world.

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