2. That framing isn’t neutral. It makes exploitation look natural, necessary, normal and even aspirational.

#AfricanDigitalWorkers #DigitalColonialism

From Chile to the Philippines, meet the people pushing back on AI Individuals and communities are resisting the demands and practices of Big Tech's AI infrastructure — such as data centers and digital labor — due to their environmental and social costs.

"While much of the economic value generated by AI remains concentrated in technological centres such as Silicon Valley, many of its environmental and social costs are in these territories."

restofworld.org/2026/ai-push...

#AI #DataCenters #DigitalColonialism

Original post on stefanbohacek.online

"While much of the economic value generated by AI remains concentrated in technological centres such as Silicon Valley, many of its environmental and social costs are in these territories."

restofworld.org/2026/ai-pushback-chile-m...

#news #technology #TechNews #AI […]

The timeline proves the hypocrisy:

* Feb 28: War starts.
* March 6: 4-day lag on Gulf imagery.
* March 10: 14-day blackout on allied assets.

They didn't just "shutter" the sky; they curated a one-way mirror. You can't verify the attrition they take, only the damage they deal.

#DigitalColonialism

8/9 An evident pattern of the AFGHS is the sedimentary process of #digitalcolonialism: layering agreements so deep and so fast that by the time we realize the cost, the infrastructure is already owned by someone else. #Africa

Digital solutions from the Global South Big Tech's "quiet empire" is deepening global inequality. But, innovations from Africa are pioneering an ethical, community-centered digital future.

🚨 OUT NOW: The Quiet Empire

Fiber optic cables in #Africa trace the exact routes of 18th-century colonial telegraph lines. This is #digitalcolonialism —data extraction dressed as "neutral" infrastructure. But resistance is growing...

👇 Read the full story

#DigitalColonialism

#ColonialismoDigital

Métis Nation must be partners in developing artificial intelligence | The-14 AI can distort Métis history and culture. Indigenous partnership, consent and co-governance are vital to prevent bias and protect sacred knowledge online today.

Métis Nation must be partners in developing artificial intelligence
#Métis #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights #Canada #Tech #AI #AIEthics #DataSovereignty #AIBias #EthicalAI #DigitalColonialism #Reconciliation #IndigenousGovernance #DecolonizingTech
the-14.com/metis-nation...

Humor is a precision tool.
Laughter exposes fear, hierarchy, and the maintenance that hides behind inevitability.

#digitalcolonialism #extractiveai #decolonialmedia #postindustrial #TechnoFeudalism #criticaldesign #speculativemedia #mediaart #indigenousfutures #systemscritique
#entropy

“Cheap labor is the silent subsidy keeping the AI boom afloat. … Without fair labor practices, the future of AI will be fast — but fundamentally unjust.” #AI #digitalcolonialism #africa

Researcher Zina Qabbani shows how platforms like Google are not neutral tools,
they’re infrastructures of domination, distorting memory and normalizing genocide.
Read more on UntoldMag
#Gaza #DigitalColonialism #CartographicWar

What’s sold as “energy sovereignty” & “digital revolution” risks making Argentina a new kind of colony: ruled by algorithms, powered by lithium, governed by capital.

By: Gustavo Robles
#Argentina #SiliconPampa #Extractivism #DigitalColonialism #AI #Lithium #GlobalSouth

Read the full article by @BAJItweet written by Tsion Gurmu, Hinako Sugiyama and Sobechukwu Uwajeh.

#MigrationJustice #DecolonizingAI #UntoldMag #BAJI #UCIrvine #AlgorithmicBias #DigitalColonialism #BorderTech #ICERD #HumanRights

The Gilded Rage of Tech Billionaires w/ Jacob Silverman - Tech Won’t Save Us

The Gilded Rage of Tech Billionaires
Jacob Silverman

#digitalcolonialism #technofascism #techbros #fascism #billionaires #autocracy #plutocracy #kleptocracy #theocracy #ai
#ChristianZionism #larryellison #alexkarp #pet...
#democracy #usa #gop #fascists

👉 Vote 'em Out!

Choosing between CCP or Murdoch-Ellison isn’t freedom

it’s slavery with different masters. Algorithms shouldn’t be weapons in elite hands. The fight is for people, not profiteers. #AlgorithmWars #CancelTikTok #DigitalColonialism

Original post on social.edu.nl

While over here in Amsterdam we are fighting for our independence from toxic networks like WhatsApp, many countries in the Global South are only getting further locked-in. This is a dimension of #DigitalSovereignty that we do not talk about enough.

@Mathrubhumi_English […]

Security Council LIVE: Guardrails urgently needed for AI on the battlefield, warns Guterres Humankind can’t allow killer robots and other AI-driven weapons to seize control of warfare, the UN Secretary-General just told ambassadors in the Security Council. “Innovation must serve humanity – not undermine it,” António Guterres continued, briefing a high-level meeting on growing concerns over peace and security in the fast-evolving age of AI – and the urgent need for consensus over international regulation. Follow our live coverage below - UN News app users can click here.

Security Council LIVE: Guardrails urgently needed for #AI on the #battlefield, warns Guterres

#KillerRobots #AIGovernance #GovernTheAgeOfAI #DigitalColonialism

Organizers:
Mark Graham (Oxford Internet Institute, Univ. of Oxford)
Uma Rani (International Labour Organization)

We welcome interdisciplinary work from all career stages.
#AAG2026 #AI #TechJustice #GlobalProductionNetworks #Labor #ClimateJustice #DigitalColonialism

🔥 TRUMP & MUSK: CHAINS OF DIGITAL EMPIRE 🔥 Donald Trump did not come to London as a friend. He came as a salesman of servitude. Behind the pomp of his state visit, US tech overlords—Musk, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia— signed away Britain’s future. They call it “investment.” But it is blackmail. $42–$45 billion in AI deals that turn the UK into nothing more than a data plantation. Electricity drained. Land filled with energy-guzzling data centers. Every byte of British life owned, monetized, and controlled by America’s billionaires. Musk plays the prophet. Trump plays the patriot. But together, they script digital slavery. This is not partnership. This is plunder. Once it was muskets and tea. Now it is algorithms and cloud servers. The UK is being auctioned to Silicon Valley. Not a sovereign nation— a vassal state of data. The people are right to rise. History will not remember this as innovation. It will remember it as the sale of Britain’s soul. Trump, Musk, and their corporate cabal will be remembered not as leaders, but as the pimps of empire. Syed Salman Mehdi Political Analysis on Anti-Muslim Protest in UK

🔥 TRUMP & MUSK: CHAINS OF DIGITAL EMPIRE 🔥 Donald Trump did not come to London as a friend. He came as a salesman of servitude. Behind the pomp of his state visit, US tech overlords—Musk, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia— signed away Britain’s future. They call it “investment.” But it is blackmail. $42–$45 billion in AI deals that turn the UK into nothing more than a data plantation. Electricity drained. Land filled with energy-guzzling data centers. Every byte of British life owned, monetized, and controlled by America’s billionaires. Musk plays the prophet. Trump plays the patriot. But together, they script digital slavery. This is not partnership. This is plunder. Once it was muskets and tea. Now it is algorithms and cloud servers. The UK is being auctioned to Silicon Valley. Not a sovereign nation— a vassal state of data. The people are right to rise. History will not remember this as innovation. It will remember it as the sale of Britain’s soul. Trump, Musk, and their corporate cabal will be remembered not as leaders, but as the pimps of empire. Syed Salman Mehdi Political Analysis on Anti-Muslim Protest in UK

🔥 TRUMP & MUSK: CHAINS OF DIGITAL EMPIRE 🔥 Donald Trump did not come to London as a friend. He came as a salesman of servitude. Behind the pomp of his state visit, US tech overlords—Musk, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia— signed away Britain’s future. They call it “investment.” But it is blackmail. $42–$45 billion in AI deals that turn the UK into nothing more than a data plantation. Electricity drained. Land filled with energy-guzzling data centers. Every byte of British life owned, monetized, and controlled by America’s billionaires. Musk plays the prophet. Trump plays the patriot. But together, they script digital slavery. This is not partnership. This is plunder. Once it was muskets and tea. Now it is algorithms and cloud servers. The UK is being auctioned to Silicon Valley. Not a sovereign nation— a vassal state of data. The people are right to rise. History will not remember this as innovation. It will remember it as the sale of Britain’s soul. Trump, Musk, and their corporate cabal will be remembered not as leaders, but as the pimps of empire. Syed Salman Mehdi Political Analysis on Anti-Muslim Protest in UK

🔥 TRUMP & MUSK: CHAINS OF DIGITAL EMPIRE 🔥 Donald Trump did not come to London as a friend. He came as a salesman of servitude. Behind the pomp of his state visit, US tech overlords—Musk, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia— signed away Britain’s future. They call it “investment.” But it is blackmail. $42–$45 billion in AI deals that turn the UK into nothing more than a data plantation. Electricity drained. Land filled with energy-guzzling data centers. Every byte of British life owned, monetized, and controlled by America’s billionaires. Musk plays the prophet. Trump plays the patriot. But together, they script digital slavery. This is not partnership. This is plunder. Once it was muskets and tea. Now it is algorithms and cloud servers. The UK is being auctioned to Silicon Valley. Not a sovereign nation— a vassal state of data. The people are right to rise. History will not remember this as innovation. It will remember it as the sale of Britain’s soul. Trump, Musk, and their corporate cabal will be remembered not as leaders, but as the pimps of empire. Syed Salman Mehdi Political Analysis on Anti-Muslim Protest in UK

Trump & Musk aren’t “investing” in the UK—they’re chaining it to digital slavery. $45B in AI deals = Britain as a data plantation for US billionaires. #DigitalColonialism #UKProtests #TrumpVisit

The Digital Nomad LIE: A Fantasy for the Privileged That perfect Instagram photo of a laptop on a beach in Bali... what if it's the most sophisticated lie of our generation? We've all been sold the dream: escape the 9-to-5, see the world, and achieve true freedom through remote work. But behind the glamorous facade of the digital nomad lifestyle is a dark underbelly that nobody wants to talk about. In this episode, we're pulling back the curtain. This isn't your typical travel vlog. We're asking the hard questions. Is this a revolution in the future of work, or is it just a new form of digital colonialism reserved for the privileged? We investigate the real-world impact of the nomad boom, from the devastating gentrification pricing out locals in cities like Medellín and Barcelona to the personal struggles of chronic loneliness, burnout, and the logistical nightmare of taxes and healthcare. We're exploring the uncomfortable truth: for every person "living the dream," is there someone else paying the price? This is the reality check on the work from anywhere movement that you won't see on social media. Whether you're a seasoned nomad, a hopeful dreamer, or a skeptic, subscribe now for the conversation we need to be having. Share this with a friend who's been looking at flights. It's time for the real story.

📣 New Podcast! "The Digital Nomad LIE: A Fantasy for the Privileged" on @Spreaker #debate #digitalcolonialism #digitalnomad #expatlife #futureofwork #gentrification #instagramvsreality #laptoplifestyle #loneliness #newpodcast #podcast #privilege #remotework #socialimpact #thetruth #travel

Did you know that 95% of global internet traffic travels through undersea cables? And their routes are a ghost map of colonial empires. A thread of wild facts 🧵👇

#STS #DigitalColonialism #TechEthics #Infrastructure #BigTech #Ubuntu #EstherMwema

Beneath the Surface: Unmasking Big Tech’s Quiet Empire in Africa - An Interview with Esther Mwema Esther Mwema rethinks the hidden architecture of the internet, exposing how global tech systems often replicate colonial power structures.

🔵🟢New Interview—We spoke with #EstherMwema, who is unraveling the deep-rooted entanglements between #tech, #infrastructure and #ColonialLegacies 👇

#digitalcolonialism #underseacables #supplychain

Who Capacitates Whom? Considerations on the New Digital Colonialism

While the narrative may imply that we depend on big tech, the reality is they depend on us. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.

www.margin-notes-squared.com/p/who-capaci...

#AI #AIgovernance #technocolonialism #digitalcolonialism #humanrights #Restofworld

Who Capacitates Whom? Considerations on the New Digital Colonialism

While the narrative may imply that we depend on big tech, the reality is they depend on us. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.

www.margin-notes-squared.com/p/who-capaci...

#AI #AIgovernance #technocolonialism #digitalcolonialism #humanrights #Restofworld

Digital Colonialism and Pakistan – Reclaiming Our Technological Sovereignty <!-- wp:freeform --><p>In the 21^st century, colonialism no longer arrives with gunboats and foreign flags. It seeps into societies silently, through fiber-optic cables, cloud servers, socia

Digital Colonialism and Pakistan – Reclaiming Our Technological Sovereignty

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#DigitalColonialism #TechSovereignty #DataSovereignty #DigitalIndependence #DigitalPakistan #DigitalGovernance #CyberSecurity #PersonalDataProtection

Researcher Zina Qabbani shows how platforms like Google are not neutral tools,
they’re infrastructures of domination, distorting memory and normalizing genocide.
Read more on UntoldMag
#Gaza #DigitalColonialism #CartographicWar

What’s sold as “energy sovereignty” & “digital revolution” risks making Argentina a new kind of colony: ruled by algorithms, powered by lithium, governed by capital.

By: Gustavo Robles
#Argentina #SiliconPampa #Extractivism #DigitalColonialism #AI #Lithium #GlobalSouth

'There's an arrogance to the way they move around the city': is it time for digital nomads like me to leave Lisbon? Like so many others, I moved from London to Portugal’s capital for the sun, lifestyle – and the tax break. But as tensions rise with struggling locals, many of us are beginning to wonder whether we’re doing more harm than good …

"Am I gentrifying these people out of their homes?"

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/27/lisbon...

#Gentrifying #DigitalNomads #DigitalColonialism #Lisbon

An AI plan written by billionaires, for billionaires—with no plan for workers, families, or communities. Full story on Substack. #AIpolicy #TheReceipts #AIethics #SurveillanceCapitalism #LaborRights #TechAccountability #DigitalColonialism #DavidSacks #AllInPodcast #BigTechTakeover #AlgorithmicBias

🚨 New member book alert!
In Technocolonialism, IAMCR member Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social exposes how AI & "tech for good" can deepen global inequality & digital exploitation.
🔗 iamcr.org/books-madian...
#DigitalColonialism #TechForGood #AIJustice