JUSTICIA DIGITAL UNA GUÍA PARA EL ESTUDIO Y LA ACCIÓN

The document argues that digital communication often mirrors and amplifies existing offline inequalities, creating new forms of exclusion and oppression. It identifies five key areas of concern: global digital divides, barriers to digital spaces, the militarization of digital resources, the vulnerability of marginalized groups, and the erosion of privacy through surveillance. The guide advocates for a 'transformative movement' based on human rights and faith to ensure digital tools serve human dignity rather than corporate profit or state control. It specifically highlights the intersection of digital justice with gender equality, racial justice, and ecological sustainability, calling for a 'right to repair' and a transition to sustainable energy for digital infrastructure.

• Digital divides are systemic inequalities in access to technology and skills, exacerbated by social factors such as class, gender, and race. Approximately half of the world's 8 billion people lack full internet access and the ability to utilize digital technologies.
• Digital spaces are increasingly controlled by a small number of US-based technology companies for profit, which limits the democratic nature of the online public sphere. For example, Google controlled nearly one-third of global online advertising in 2020, generating $147 billion in revenue.
• The 'militarization' of digital resources includes the use of AI for autonomous weapons and the spread of hate speech and disinformation to destabilize democracies. On Twitter, fake news is 70% more likely to be retweeted than real stories.
• Digital surveillance has expanded significantly, particularly during the pandemic through contact tracing and vaccine certificates. Some countries use AI for police surveillance and facial recognition, which often exhibits biases against women and people of color.
• Gender inequality creates significant digital gaps; for instance, women in South Asia are 70% less likely to own a smartphone than men, and only 19% of women in the 46 least developed countries used the internet in 2020.
• The digital economy has a severe ecological impact due to planned obsolescence and the extraction of resources from poor countries. Over 150 million devices end up in landfills annually, and the 'cloud' has a larger carbon footprint than 115,000 daily flights.
• Language is a major barrier to digital inclusion, as only 10 languages represent more than 80% of web content, despite there being over 6,000 languages worldwide.

APA

Green, E. (2022). JUSTICIA DIGITAL UNA GUÍA PARA EL ESTUDIO Y LA ACCIÓN. World Association for Christian Communication. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/JusticiaDigital_GuiaEstudio.pdf

Chicago

Green, Erin. JUSTICIA DIGITAL UNA GUÍA PARA EL ESTUDIO Y LA ACCIÓN. World Association for Christian Communication, 2022. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/JusticiaDigital_GuiaEstudio.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{green2022justicia, author = {Green, Erin}, title = {{JUSTICIA DIGITAL UNA GUÍA PARA EL ESTUDIO Y LA ACCIÓN}}, institution = {World Association for Christian Communication}, year = {2022}, url = {https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/JusticiaDigital_GuiaEstudio.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }