Of Bloatware and Spreadsheets: Nairobi, Chinese Phones, and the Limits of Data Coloniality This article charts the recent history of affordable Chinese phones in Nairobi, a city heralded by many as one of Africa’s digital capitals. Here, cheap handsets manufactured in China are the mater...

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This is what golden era SF inspired disruptors & techbro billionaires don't process - the impact of knockoffs, "chinku" handhelds and the debugging & glitches far from the metropole in places like #Nairobi.
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