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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 5 days ago

🌍 Africa Just Launched Its Own Internet — And Google Should Be Terrified

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🌍 Africa Just Launched Its Own Internet — And Google Should Be Terrified

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How the Continental Internet Exchange is rewriting the rules of the digital age
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    Digital decolonization is a necessity in today’s world. Glad to see Africa take a big step toward it.

  • ☭ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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    Is there an official (African Union) source for this?

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      Searching Continental Internet Exchange only brings up AI generated articles for me. Worse, some articles may be confusing DE-CIX projects with an African Union led effort to keep internet traffic local, as shown in this article from eurweb.

      Edit: on second thought it seems the “Continental Internet Exchanges” they’re talking about are the centers established by DE-CIX which stands for “Deutsche Commercial Internet Exchange”

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    The statistics are quite astounding. Over 200 million Africans relocated to the Continental Internet Exchange in the three days after its debut. This pace of development outshone Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok’s quickest expansions.

    Why is it so? It basically offers African consumers a superior experience.

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      Invest in Africa. It’s the only place left on the planet that still has huge growth potential.

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    Good, multi-polarize the internet! It has been under the monopoly of the west for far too long.

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      I didn’t really clue in to how much Africa is likely paying for internet services to western companies, basically a neo-colonialism. This is a great step in the right direction.

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    Sounds like excellent news and looks like a massive step towards digital sovereignity. Thank you for sharing.

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    Fuck yeah

  • Ahri Boy 🏳️‍⚧️@lemmygrad.ml
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    Now do the same for South and Southeast Asia

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    LETS GOOOOO!

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