Section

A section is a layout element with a width of 100% that extends across the full width of the browser window. Sections play an important role in the structure and layout of a page. Sections let you create separate blocks of content and divide the page into meaningful segments.

https://university.webflow.com/lesson/section

Is it Outdated?

For some years, the Section element has been viewed as outdated by some designers, due to its configuration limitations.

Vincent's post here offers a good explanation-

https://discourse.webflow.com/t/do-you-use-section-container-or-divs-and-more-questions/87399/2?u=memetican

Finsweet's Client First also uses DIVs rather than Section elements in its recommended layout strategy.

https://finsweet.com/client-first/docs/core-structure-strategy#sectionsection-identifier

References

https://www.digidop.fr/en/blog/div-webflow-sections

https://www.nikolaibain.com/blog/structuring-content-on-webflow

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