Abstract: Digital imperialism is in a state of development and change.From the perspective of primitive accumulation and capital accumulation,the evolution and expansion of imperialism has gone through a process of transformation from primitive accumulation to capital accumulation,with the use of non-economic means gradually transforming into the establishment of economic hegemony.The same is true for digital imperialism,which,in its early stages,mainly uses the power of technology itself,supplemented by political and military force,to achieve social digitization,digitization,and digital capitalization in underdeveloped countries,and to complete the primitive accumulation of data.After that,digital imperialism can realize its total domination and control over the world through the digital platform and the logic of capital accumulation.This demonstrates the different characteristics of digital imperialism at different stages of its evolution and expansion.

Key words: digital imperialism, digital technology, digital platform, primitive accumulation, capital accumulation