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cambridge.org
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Research Paper
Research & Papers

Digital Colonialism and the Role of Local Intermediaries: Big Tech, Data Sovereignty and Human Rights in Africa

Authors
Jake Okechukwu Effoduh
Venue
Business and Human Rights Journal
Published
2025

An open-access scholarly article in the Business and Human Rights Journal (2025) by Jake Okechukwu Effoduh of Toronto Metropolitan University. It examines how Big Tech firms and local intermediaries perpetuate data exploitation, infrastructure dependency and algorithmic bias in Africa, drawing parallels between historical colonialism and the modern digital economy.

#digital-colonialism#data-sovereignty#africa
cambridge.orgAdded Sep 29, 20260 opens
lesan.ai
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Organization
Technology & Ethics

Lesan AI

A translation project built for Ethiopian and other underserved languages by researchers from those language communities.

Why I recommend it: What language AI looks like when the people who speak the language build it.

#africa#ai#ai ethics
lesan.aiAdded Sep 16, 20260 opens
assess.technology
Free
Organization
Technology & Ethics

AfriTAP — Africa Technology Assessment Platform

A regional platform for assessing new technologies from the perspective of African communities and policymakers.

Why I recommend it: Technology assessment led from the region rather than imported into it.

#africa#ai#ai ethics
assess.technologyAdded Sep 16, 20260 opens