We scroll, click, and share every day—unaware that our screens are quietly reshaping our world. The most dangerous threats to national sovereignty today are not physical; they’re digital, silent, and already deeply embedded in our daily lives. In our age of constant connectivity, a quiet takeover is happening that does not use armies or weapons, but apps, algorithms, and endless digital dependence. Most of us don’t even notice it, but a new kind of colonization is happening right through our screens. Today’s empires don’t take land, they take our data. Basically, they don’t conquer territories; they shape our attention, influence our choices, and quietly control large parts of our digital lives. This growing shift in global power is what experts call digital colonialism and its impact on national sovereignty, personal freedom, and security is far more alarming than most people imagine. Digital colonialism describes a world where powerful corporations—mainly from the United States and China hold control over the digital infrastructure of developing countries. They design the platforms we rely on every day, store the data we generate, and influence the information we see and share. Basically, they decide........

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