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Drawing on the authors’ joint activism on the rights of refugees and stateless people in India and Myanmar, this article considers how digital ID systems can be used to exclude minorities.

European authorities are increasingly screening asylum seekers’ phones at the cost of their fundamental rights. In this piece, we suggest a procedural shift – prioritising fairness in the asylum procedure and voluntary cooperation towards purposeful goals.

The US government’s app CBP One is part of a digital migration control regime that favours border externalisation, paralyses human mobility and saturates the capacity of organisations that support asylum seekers and other migrants in Mexico.

Digital technology can be a catalyst for positive change for forcibly displaced people if individuals have the requisite digital literacy to participate equally, meaningfully and safely in the digital world.

Technology can be a great enabler in humanitarian settings, extending access to information and services to affected populations. However, gendered barriers to accessing internet-enabled devices should be addressed as part of the response.

In Ukraine, a new wave of digital services has emerged to assist displaced populations vulnerable to conflict-related and domestic violence. This article considers the strengths and weaknesses of these innovative platforms.

Digital legal aid platforms for displaced populations have transformative potential. This article discusses the Norwegian Refugee Council’s experience of implementing a digital legal aid platform while navigating ethical considerations.

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.