Is the internet speaking only one language?
Although English is the first language of a minority of the world's population, it still dominates a large part of the content online. For a student in Brazil, Kenya or Indonesia, this has advantages: learning English opens doors to courses, research and jobs. However, there is a cost. When most websites, apps and artificial intelligence tools are designed first in English, speakers of other languages may receive worse services, and knowledge produced in their languages can become invisible.
Some communities are reacting. Volunteers translate online encyclopedias into Swahili, Quechua and Guarani, and young creators post videos in their own languages. English can be a useful global tool, but a healthy internet should have room for many voices.
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