People eat at a newly-opened Taco Bell restaurant in Beijing. The image of the two children studying outside a Taco Bell in the US caught fire on social media after being shared on Twitter by de Leon. — AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: A photo of two girls so desperate for Internet access to do online schoolwork that they sat outside a California Taco Bell fast food restaurant has spotlighted educational disparity caused by the “digital divide”.
The image of the children, whose faces were covered with heart-shaped graphics to protect their identities, caught fire on social media after being shared on Twitter by state Senator Kevin de Leon.
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