The Internet is an exciting tool that facilitates communication between people.A latent advantage to electronic communication is that it:
A) increases direct, rather than indirect, interaction.
B) increases the isolation of individuals.
C) masks a person's membership in a traditionally disadvantaged group.
D) encourages face-to-face interaction.
E) causes people to increase civil inattention

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Electronic communication can mask cues about a person's membership in certain social or demographic groups (e.g., race, age, gender), potentially reducing bias or discrimination based on these characteristics. This can be seen as an advantage in contexts where such biases might otherwise affect interactions.

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