Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil Unrest – but Internet Access adds the crucial Spark

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil Unrest – but Internet Access adds the crucial Spark

By Hassan F. Gholipour, Western Sydney University and Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, University of Marburg (The Conversation) – The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent weeks, the richest 10% of the global population now receive 53% of all income and own a staggering 75% of all wealth. The poorest half of humanity, meanwhile, receive just 8% of income and own 2% of wea…