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Analysis of Internet Adoption Rate
Between 1990 and 2020, the number of people using the internet worldwide grew from approximately 2.6 million to 4.7 billion. Analyze the key underlying factors that contributed to this explosive growth rate. In your response, break down the phenomenon into at least three distinct contributing causes and explain how each one fueled this rapid adoption.
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