The Bid Picture with Bidemi Ologunde
The Bid Picture is a podcast about building a healthier relationship with technology and using it to live better. Host Bidemi Ologunde delivers three episodes a week: Tuesday quick-hit Briefs with practical frameworks, Thursday candid conversations with entrepreneurs and innovators solving real-world problems, and weekend deep-dive breakdowns of the biggest tech stories (from everyday devices to AI). Less noise, more clarity—so you can use tech wisely and move with intention.
The Bid Picture with Bidemi Ologunde
390. Digital Sweatshops in Africa
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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explored how state-sponsored influence operations intersect with the exploitative outsourcing of digital labor—such as social media content moderation, data labeling, and click-work—to low-wage workers in poor conditions across Africa between 2015 and 2025. The analysis draws on insights from academic research, investigative journalism, policy studies, and intelligence reports.
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