Towards pluriversal views of digital technologies: the experiences of community and indigenous radios in Chiapas, Mexico

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The decolonial turn in data and technology research: what is at stake and where is it heading?

Nick Couldry et al.

Summary: This article traces the emergence of a 'decolonial turn' in critical technology and data studies, explores the connection between racism and data, and highlights the advantages of a decolonial approach as a tool. The article also discusses the wide implications of a decolonial approach to data and identifies opportunities for resistance.

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY (2023)

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From community networks to shared networks: the paths of Latin-Centric Indigenous networks to a pluriversal internet

Fernanda R. Rosa

Summary: This article examines the emergence of shared networks in Tseltal and Zapoteco communities in Mexico. By building their own local networks and interconnecting with the global internet, these communities become co-designers of the internet, shaping Latin-centric Indigenous networks and internet governance. Shared networks are a result of the intersection of different values and reflect the struggles for a more inclusive and pluriversal internet.

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY (2023)

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Ethics for the majority world: AI and the question of violence at scale

Paola Ricaurte

Summary: This work argues that hegemonic AI is a powerful force capable of perpetrating global violence through the processes of datafication, algorithmisation, and automation. These processes lead to global classification orders and various forms of inequality. The author suggests that a critical AI ethics should focus on preserving life and taking responsibility for the harms caused by AI to the majority of the world.

MEDIA CULTURE & SOCIETY (2022)

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Platform scams: Brazilian workers' experiences of dishonest and uncertain algorithmic management

Rafael Grohmann et al.

Summary: This article examines the experiences and responses of Brazilian platform workers to platform scams through three case studies. By conducting digital ethnographic research, interviews, and literature review, the authors propose a conceptualization of platform scams that focuses on various forms of dishonesty and uncertainty. The study highlights the role of scams as a fundamental aspect of algorithmic management in platform labor.

NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY (2022)

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Territories of data: ontological divergences in the growth of data infrastructure

Sebastian Lehuede

Summary: This article discusses the impact of the expansion of data infrastructure prompted by the construction of astronomical observatories in the Atacama Desert on different actors in Chile. The author compares two divergent ontologies of territory and proposes an infrastructural regime that does not reproduce terricide and is aligned with the flourishing of multiple worlds.

TAPUYA-LATIN AMERICAN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (2022)

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Data colonialism: compelling and useful, but whither epistemes?

Densua Mumford

Summary: This commentary acknowledges the strengths of the concept of data colonialism, but highlights that the decolonial insights about European objectivity are weakly integrated into the concept. While it gestures towards decoloniality, it primarily focuses on explaining datafication as resource extraction, resulting in non-decolonial implications as well.

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY (2022)

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