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Regulatory vacuums contribute to the structural exclusion of forcibly displaced populations seeking work on digital labour platforms. Even where these issues can be overcome, questions remain as to the viability of these platforms as a path to economic empowerment.

A team of four experts – with experience upskilling refugees, facilitating job linkages, impact investing, researching economic inclusion, and lived experience as a refugee – discuss the barriers that displaced people face in accessing digital work and how these can be overcome.

Being left behind in a digital world can be devastating for forced migrants. This article reflects on the digital exclusion that refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) face in Sudan due to the repercussions of ongoing restrictions on accessing technology.

Drawing on a collaborative and participatory research initiative conducted in partnership with refugee-led organisations – Kintsugi RLO and Youth Voices Community – this article sheds light on the existence, potential and drawbacks of ‘digital livelihoods’ for refugees.

The Rohingya people face the threat of loss of their own ethnic identity. A new digital archive offers a means of preserving documents and other material related to Rohingya cultural heritage, but this innovative project is also fraught with challenges.

This article discusses real-world projects using algorithms to match resettled refugees with sponsors and services. The authors argue that when done right, algorithms can support larger-scale and better-informed resettlement.

Host countries hold considerable powers to place forced migrants under surveillance, but, as this case study from Thailand illustrates, forced migrants may use what agency they have to launch digitally mediated counter-surveillance and reconnaissance.

From the social media movement ‘Now You See Me Moria’ to the Hope Art Project, refugees in Lesvos are using digital platforms to disrupt restrictive legislation, practices and discourses inflicted on them by state authorities.

This article aims to raise awareness and build understanding of the impact of the digitalisation of border spaces on Venezuelan refugees.

Refugees that attempt to use digital media for resistance face barriers, including algorithmic censorship and harassment, that solidify their position in the political margins. This demonstrates the need for greater transparency, accountability and democracy in digital governance.