AI neo-colonialism: How Big Tech is strip-mining the Global South for data

From RT

Yesterday’s empire was built on spice, slaves, and silver. Today’s empire runs on metadata The new colonial frontier isn’t restricted to mineral-rich Congo or oil-drenched Venezuela. It’s digital, invisible, and everywhere. From the shantytowns of Nairobi to the barrios of Manila, smartphones hum with the raw material of the 21st century: data, all sorts of […]

Aug 8th 2025 3:58pm EDT

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