On the problem of digital inequality: the experience of solving based on the ideas of German humanities scientists

Introduction . The article is devoted to the problem of digital inequality. It cannot be reduced only to ensuring that all people have equal access to digital devices and technologies. This problem has a serious humanitarian component. Purpose setting . Based on the works of German scientists: the study of the factors that contributed to the spread of digital technologies in society, as well as the positive and negative consequences of this process; the study of the pros and cons of using digital technologies in education, as well as the dangers of unilateral personality development in the case of excessive use of digital technologies. The methodology and methods of the study . A comparative analysis of the works of German philosophers, sociologists and psychologists, a study of the application of Western ideas in Russian conditions based on the works of Russian sociologists and psychologists. Results . Description of new criteria of digital inequality in the aspect of the development of a culture of using digital technologies. Conclusion . The culture of using digital technologies presupposes the establishment of a reasonable framework for their use and control over them by the public. This will help overcome the danger of turning a person into an appendage of digital technologies, and instead put their digital technologies at the service of human development.