Kasumi Ranasinghe - Data colonialism in Mannar: When data is extracted, communities pay the price

What does data colonialism look like on the ground? This video explores how data extraction, surveillance, and digital decision-making are reshaping lives on Mannar Island. By centering local voices, it sheds light on how digital systems can reproduce old colonial power structures—this time through data—and why this matters for communities, rights, and justice. This video by the Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment #CADE breaks it all down. 👉 Join the Let’s Talk Digital campaign to learn more and add your voice to the conversation: https://www.forus-international.org/en/campaign/let-s-talk-digital 👉 Follow the CADE Youth Voices for Digital Rights journey: https://www.forus-international.org/en/campaigns?modal_page=campaign&modal_detail_id=cade-youth-voices-for-digital-rights-200092 Stay tuned for more! #DigitalRights #datasecurity #LetsTalkDigital #dataprivacy