In some countries, many use the internet without realizing it

First, many people who use smartphones are unaware that the apps and browsers on their devices involve using the internet. In the Center's

Second, apart from a lack of awareness that smartphones and feature phones connect to the internet, many people who use social media and messaging apps appear unaware that the platforms themselves are part of the broader internet. This is a relatively well-known phenomenon in the case of Facebook: Sheryl Sandberg, the company's chief operating officer, was

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