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EPISODE · Nov 22, 2020 · 59 MIN

Decolonising the Internet

from The WebRoots Democracy Podcast · host WebRoots Democracy

Is the global extraction of data and the online export of Western cultural values establishing a form of ‘digital colonialism’? A growing amount of research is being published on the concept with some arguing that the rise of big tech is exacerbating inequality between the Global North and the Global South. Writer, author and broadcaster, Yassmin Abdel-Magied explored the concept with PhD researcher and former Editor of Media Diversified, Henna Zamurd-Butt. This discussion took place during the WebRoots Democracy Festival in November 2020.

Is the global extraction of data and the online export of Western cultural values establishing a form of ‘digital colonialism’? A growing amount of research is being published on the concept with some arguing that the rise of big tech is exacerbating inequality between the Global North and the Global South. Writer, author and broadcaster, Yassmin Abdel-Magied explored the concept with PhD researcher and former Editor of Media Diversified, Henna Zamurd-Butt. This discussion took place during the WebRoots Democracy Festival in November 2020.

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