Black Holes in the Global Digital Landscape

Autor:	Antony Otieno Ong'ayo, Munyaradzi Mawere, Primrose Nakazibwe, Mirjam van Reisen, Gertjan van Stam, Mia Stokmans
Přispěvatelé:	Rapid Social and Cultural Transformation: Online & Offline
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Ransom Politics business.industry Political economy Political science Human trafficking The Internet Information networks Colonialism business Digital architecture
Zdroj:	Mobile Africa: Human Trafficking and the Digital Divide, 3-31 STARTPAGE=3;ENDPAGE=31;TITLE=Mobile Africa
Popis:	Today’s digital architecture is based on the information networks of colonial times, which carried information and goods – including slaves – to knowledge centres in the West. Hence, structures like the Internet reflect biases in social and political connectivity. Those living in ‘black holes’ in the digital architecture are ‘mined’ for information, without enjoying any of the benefits of information flows. Hence, it is clear that digital technology is not impact-neutral. In fact, it seems to be fuelling trafficking in human beings, particularly trafficking for ransom on the African continent.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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