The graph shows Internet usage in recent years. A line graph titled the Internet's growth shows years on the x axis and internet users per 100 people on the y axis. The line starts at 2 in 1992, to 5 in 1994, 65 in 2004, to 70 in 2006.

What is the most direct effect of the trend shown in the graph?
A. rising costs associated with Internet usage
B. danger to Third World cultures from Western influence
C. the emergence of superpowers in the Third World
D. an electronic linking of peoples around the world