Digital Sovereignty: Who Died And Made Twitter Emperor Of The World?
The cocky challenges to India by digital monopolies need to be addressed quickly Representational Image/Unsplash Dr Jaijit Bhattacharya 2021-02-09T14:22:27+05:30 Digital Sovereignty: Who Died And Made Twitter Emperor Of The World? outlookindia.com 2021-02-09T18:53:46+05:30
India’s digital sovereignty has been challenged once again within a span of just three months. The challenge is not from another sovereign nation, but another corporation, albeit with a budget larger than many nations.
What is Technological Sovereignty? As I had coined the term and defined it over 15 years ago, it is the loss of ultimate authority of the elected government on aspects of our society and economy that are controlled by technology and by digital. Essentially, it means the government is left with very little manoeuvrability when threatened by digital giants that challenge our way of life a