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Dirty Laundry: My Journey Through the Algorithm from Soweto to Nairobi’s Tech Hub
A former Meta content moderator opens up about working in the Global South “digital sweatshops” that keep Big Tech running.
- Big Tech Watch
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The Algorithm’s Ghost Workers and the Illusion of Opportunity
The testimony of a data worker
- Big Tech Watch
- Article
The Data Workers’ Inquiry
Lessons learned from the core team
- Big Tech Watch
- Article
The Work of Music in the Age of Platformization
The massive power imbalance between musicians and the music streaming industry is hurting the creators and consumers.
- Big Tech Watch
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Navigating Digital Sovereignty in the Era of Great Power Rivalry
In search of sovereign digital foundations for the Global South
- The Policy Table
- Article
Moving Towards Local and People-Centered Artificial Intelligence
Moving artificial intelligence beyond Big Tech geopolitics.
- Big Tech Watch
- Article
Platform Capitalism in Emergency Healthcare
BlinkIt’s 10 minute ambulances and the fetishization of efficiency.
- Big Tech Watch
- Article
Trumpism and Techno-Politics at the Periphery
Regulation is now simply perceived as a hindrance to America’s race for dominance and will be met with open hostility and economic reprisals.
- The Policy Table
- Article
The Golden Age of AI: Power, Politics, and Trade
What does Trump’s “America First” policy means for tech regulation going forward, especially in the wake of the 2025 AI Action Summit in Paris?
- Big Tech Watch
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