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Rafael Grohmann
Back to facultyResearcherCommunication Technology, InformaticsUniversity of Toronto
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Sovereignty-as-a-service: How big tech companies co-opt and redefine digital sovereignty.
Media, culture, and society · 2026 · first author
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Sovereignty-as-a-service: How big tech companies co-opt and redefine digital sovereignty.
Grohmann R, Costa Barbosa A
Media, culture, and society2026First author
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