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2. The purpose is to allow US companies to monetize Africans' data, just as they monetize ours.

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:00 AM

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Everything our government does is about making the uber rich even richer.

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"Digital Colonialism": U.S. Demands to Access Africans' Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns [View all] muriel_volestrangler Wednesday OP

... Solly Mack Wednesday #1

Eff these monsters malaise Wednesday #3

All this data will flow to Musk & Theil RainCaster Wednesday #4

Musk and Thiel - two South Afrikaaner racists. erronis Wednesday #9

Wait Until We Insist On 100,000 "Data" Centers. AKA, Big Brother. ColoringFool Wednesday #6

Exactly. There's plenty of fuel in Africa to run the data centers. erronis Wednesday #10

JFK gave the world the US Peace Corps 70sEraVet Wednesday #7

DURec leftstreet Wednesday #8

I am so ashamed of my government. n/t TygrBright Wednesday #11