Europe can’t end poverty if it ignores digital poverty

Europe can’t end poverty if it ignores digital poverty Guido Appoldt, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Ronald Musizvingoza, United Nations University Institute, Macau SAR, China PUBLISHED ON: 24 Sep 2025 The missing dimension in Europe’s war on poverty Europe is losing its war on poverty because daily life has shifted online, and a new front has…

Deplatformed and disconnected: How big tech platforms are locking Africans out of the digital economy

Locked out again – a pattern of digital exclusion Across the African continent, young professionals, entrepreneurs, and freelancers are increasingly reporting unexplained suspensions1, account shutdowns, or impossible-to-navigate verification loops – mostly on platforms like LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s rollout of ID verification, supposedly for protection against bot or scam accounts, has now – intentionally or unintentionally –…