Facebook, Economist Intelligence Unit Continue to Study the Digital Divide They released the fifth edition of the Inclusive Internet Index Regions of the world without widespread access to quality internet have become the most dependent on it Romanovskyy/iStock 3 hours ago Nearly 70% of global respondents to the most recent Value of the Internet Survey believe the increased internet usage brought on by the pandemic represented a “new normal” that will continue indefinitely, while just 3% said no aspects of their lives had seen dramatic online shifts.