Digital Colony: India's Struggle for Sovereignty in the Age of Google and YouTube

By DR SANJEEV RANJAN DESAI MD

Dr. Sanjeev Ranjan Desai, this book uncovers how digital monopolies have transformed India's vast human resource into a harvested market, a manipulated audience, and an outsourced labor force.
From algorithm-driven misinformation to data exploitation through ads, from substandard video content to gaming and gambling addictions, Dr. Desai charts how unregulated digital ecosystems are not only stifling local talent, but reprogramming public attention, civic thought, and national imagination.
Blending real-life case studies, policy analysis, scientific research, and firsthand insights from India's medical, educational, and tech sectors, the book offers a disturbing yet necessary look into: The rise of YouTube "fake experts" and the decline of public trust in science and medicineThe dark psychology of mobile gaming, real-money gambling, and adolescent brain harmHow India became a data goldmine-with little control over its algorithms or ad systemsThe stealth erosion of privacy, from "smart" phones to political profilingWhy digital regulation, Indian platforms, and cognitive sovereignty must be national prioritiesThis is not a book about rejecting technology-it's about reclaiming agency. Dr. Desai argues for a new model of Digital Swadeshi, where innovation aligns with constitutional ethics, public health, and intellectual freedom.
Digital Colony is a clarion call to policymakers, educators, health professionals, parents, and digital citizens alike:
If we do not govern the platforms, the platforms will govern us.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FJRPG7PL
• ISBN13: 9798293394883
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"