Facebookpublished its flagship Inclusive Internet Index 2019 report which benchmarks Internet inclusion across four categories: availability, affordability, relevance, and readiness. The 2019 report covers 100 countries which represent 94% of the world's population and 96% of the global GDP. It indicates that some digital divides were narrowed thanks to improvement in access, affordability, and quality of coverage. Women and people with disabilities were also included in low-income and lower-middle-income countries driving progress. Yet, compared to last year, digital divides manifested due to poor progress in Internet access and network coverage improvements. The downturn in affordability of mobile data and devices has also adversely impacted people in low-income countries and women who depend on mobile devices as their primary means of accessing the Internet. Additionally, the report shed light on challenges vis-