-The Webby Awards is partnering with Comp-U-Dopt, a nonprofit that provides technology access and education, to deliver used computers to students in need. According to the Pew Research Center, 46% of lower income families lack access to a computer at home, which has only become a more important issue to address due to the pivot to remote learning in many areas due to the pandemic.
“We’ve been honoring online achievement for 25 years. As submissions are open and we gear up to celebrate the best of the Internet again this year, we wanted to use our network and influence to help many of the kids who are struggling because they lack the hardware needed to do their schoolwork and access to the world of information available on the Internet today,” The Webby Awards executive director