Digital divide in Iran 

in my perspective

in Iran digital divide is most visible in different age groups. younger generations have constant contact with computers and online world while their parents may not even own an e-mial account !

this is not a big practical problem for older generation, since it is totally possible to live a normal life without using internet or computers(it actually depends on the job, but still possible to live your personal life easily). 

due to strict filtering and low bandwidth, even internet users dont use online connections as a serious means of instant communication, for example friends wont use messenger or facebook chat to fix a meeting point or deciding where to go for dinner. they rather use phone calls for serious purposes.

in this aspect younger and older generations behave similar to each other. what makes the gap between them is the use of internet and computers for free time activities and connectivity to the rest of the world.

while parents watch news on tv with limited access to the different sources, their children have the opportunity to see the world trough many different lenses, have live feeds from people inside the event and read different opinions on it.

in this sense I can say that knowledge makes the biggest divide between the two generations. but kind of knowledge that changes and shapes ones ideology rather than knowledge with immediate practical usage.

getting in contact with bigger external world which is quite different from what they used to, in Iran, changes and shapes ideas, expectations and worldview of youth making an even bigger gap between them and their previous generation.