José Renato Laranjeira
José Renato Laranjeira de Pereira is a PhD Researcher at the University of Bonn investigating AI's impacts on Indigenous territories in Brazil. He co-founded the Brazilian NGO Laboratory of Public Policy and Internet - LAPIN, and is a Full Member of Brazil's Central Committee on Data Governance as a civil society representative. Previously, José Renato was a UNESCO consultant for the 2024 G20. He is an alumnus of the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung’s German Chancellor Fellowship.
Beitrag
Big Tech promotes data centers as progress, but their expansion into Latin America reveals territorial violence: massive facilities consuming more energy than cities, draining water, bypassing environmental laws, and erasing indigenous rights. This talk examines how platform companies violates democracy, environmental protection, and community sovereignty for profit.