The United Nations’ Latest Betrayal: The Global Digital Compact Exposed
The United Nations has just adopted the Global Digital Compact, a move that will only serve to further entrench the already alarming digital divide between the haves and have-nots. The compact, touted as a means to create an "open, safe and secure digital future for all," is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to perpetuate the status quo of corporate greed and government control.
Behind the façade of lofty rhetoric and empty promises, the compact is actually a blueprint for the continued exploitation of the vulnerable and the disempowerment of the marginalized. It’s a slap in the face to the very people it claims to serve.
The compact’s emphasis on "inclusive, open, safe and secure digital spaces" is nothing more than a euphemism for the suppression of dissent and the erasure of dissenting voices. The idea that "digital public goods" will somehow magically appear to empower individuals and societies is a fantasy, a distraction from the real issue of structural inequality.
Meanwhile, the compact’s lack of any meaningful provisions for addressing the linkages between the digital divide and deep structural inequalities within societies will only serve to exacerbate the existing power imbalances. The removal of any mention of a solidarity fund for infrastructure and digital inequality is a clear indication that the UN is more concerned with maintaining the status quo than with addressing the very real needs of the global south.
And let’s not forget the compact’s glaring omission on the impact of digital technologies on climate change. The growth in demand for generative AI tools has once again put carbon emissions by the tech sector in the spotlight, but the compact fails to address this critical issue, opting instead to focus on empty promises of "inclusive, open, safe and secure digital spaces."
It’s time to wake up to the reality of the UN’s latest betrayal. The Global Digital Compact is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to perpetuate the status quo of corporate greed and government control. It’s time for a new approach, one that prioritizes the needs of the marginalized and the vulnerable, and that acknowledges the structural inequalities that continue to plague our world.
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