‘Swamping’, ‘Cockroaches’, ‘Invasion’: How Language Shapes our View of Migration – Byline Times
Dan Clayton looks at a rising tide of martial, dehumanising and manipulative metaphors over asylum seekers and migrants in the UK
Crypto and other Web3 tech is being used experimentally on at-risk communities
Refugees and low-income populations are at the frontline in absorbing the risks and failures of Web3 technological development such as cryptocurrencies.
These previously untested technologies are being trialled to deliver key services to marginalised groups in precarious socio-economic positions. These technologies do not address the root social and economic problems these groups are facing, and introduce a range of new risks to people who are already in disadvantaged positions.