Another reason to increase Europe's tech sovereignty.
#AmazonOut #AWS #BigTech #EUpol #DefendDemocracy
#AmazonOut #AWS #BigTech #EUpol #DefendDemocracy
2/ Today's Amazon outage is the convergence of a few trends.
While Amazon has multiple regions, US-EAST1 is *the* region for a ton of services.
Second, more and more of the internet is moving to hosting by a handful hyperscalers.
So, when things go wrong there, they go wrong everywhere.
While Amazon has multiple regions, US-EAST1 is *the* region for a ton of services.
Second, more and more of the internet is moving to hosting by a handful hyperscalers.
So, when things go wrong there, they go wrong everywhere.
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Another reason to increase Europe's tech sovereignty.
#AmazonOut #AWS #BigTech #EUpol #DefendDemocracy
#AmazonOut #AWS #BigTech #EUpol #DefendDemocracy
As Canada finds its sovereignty threatened by the U.S., Trump plays the villain.
But it is #BigTech that rules the world and poses its own threat to Canadian sovereignty.
And nothing the Mark Carney government has proposed is likely to blunt its efforts.
Donald Gutstein writes. #uspoli #canpoli
But it is #BigTech that rules the world and poses its own threat to Canadian sovereignty.
And nothing the Mark Carney government has proposed is likely to blunt its efforts.
Donald Gutstein writes. #uspoli #canpoli
How Big Tech Spearheads the US Threat to Canada | The Tyee
American digital giants are deeply entrenched here, making the building of Carney’s ‘sovereign cloud’ near impossible.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Unsere Selbstbestimmung und digitale Souveränität ist für den Autokraten Trump und die Anti-Demokratischen BigTech (GAFAM, Oracle, Palantir...) nicht akzeptabel 🔥
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US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
#Machtmissbrauch #Erlösmaximierung
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
#Machtmissbrauch #Erlösmaximierung
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners' data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable seen ...
www.reuters.com
March 3, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Unsere Selbstbestimmung und digitale Souveränität ist für den Autokraten Trump und die Anti-Demokratischen BigTech (GAFAM, Oracle, Palantir...) nicht akzeptabel 🔥
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US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
#Machtmissbrauch #Erlösmaximierung
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
#Machtmissbrauch #Erlösmaximierung
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Good question:
Why is @ec.europa.eu going against the corner stone of its own Tech Sovereignty strategy?
#Wsocial #BigTech
bsky.app/profile/benb...
Why is @ec.europa.eu going against the corner stone of its own Tech Sovereignty strategy?
#Wsocial #BigTech
bsky.app/profile/benb...
Here's the EU's Open Source Strategy, the "cornerstone of the Tech Sovereignty package".
If that's the strategy, why the major marketing campaign for the closed source, for-profit product? 3/
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages...
If that's the strategy, why the major marketing campaign for the closed source, for-profit product? 3/
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages...
June 18, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Good question:
Why is @ec.europa.eu going against the corner stone of its own Tech Sovereignty strategy?
#Wsocial #BigTech
bsky.app/profile/benb...
Why is @ec.europa.eu going against the corner stone of its own Tech Sovereignty strategy?
#Wsocial #BigTech
bsky.app/profile/benb...
Super stimulating talk with @feps-europe.eu on digital sovereignty and how to build an alternative to #BigTech
Listen to the latest #FEPSTalks w/ @ceciliarikap.bsky.social!
🎧 bit.ly/FEPSTalks167
With @gerardoosterwijk.bsky.social, they discuss the #Eurostack and building a European digital ecosystem to loosen the grip of Big Tech on our digital infrastructure!
Listen to the episode:
🎧 bit.ly/FEPSTalks167
🎧 bit.ly/FEPSTalks167
With @gerardoosterwijk.bsky.social, they discuss the #Eurostack and building a European digital ecosystem to loosen the grip of Big Tech on our digital infrastructure!
Listen to the episode:
🎧 bit.ly/FEPSTalks167
March 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Super stimulating talk with @feps-europe.eu on digital sovereignty and how to build an alternative to #BigTech
Notre tribune à @lemonde.fr est publiée !
@cedricdurand.bsky.social & I wrote an oped on Europe's dependency on #BigTech & introducing proposals that we published w @paologerbaudo.bsky.social @parismarx.com E Paraná & others in our Digital Sovereignty white paper
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
@cedricdurand.bsky.social & I wrote an oped on Europe's dependency on #BigTech & introducing proposals that we published w @paologerbaudo.bsky.social @parismarx.com E Paraná & others in our Digital Sovereignty white paper
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
January 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Notre tribune à @lemonde.fr est publiée !
@cedricdurand.bsky.social & I wrote an oped on Europe's dependency on #BigTech & introducing proposals that we published w @paologerbaudo.bsky.social @parismarx.com E Paraná & others in our Digital Sovereignty white paper
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
@cedricdurand.bsky.social & I wrote an oped on Europe's dependency on #BigTech & introducing proposals that we published w @paologerbaudo.bsky.social @parismarx.com E Paraná & others in our Digital Sovereignty white paper
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
Google’s $4trillion empire. $15billion marketing spend. Planetary dominance.
The Galactic Empire vs The Rebel Alliance.
Mojeek’s small team. No marketing budget. The rebels defending sovereignty.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
The Galactic Empire vs The Rebel Alliance.
Mojeek’s small team. No marketing budget. The rebels defending sovereignty.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
July 21, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Google’s $4trillion empire. $15billion marketing spend. Planetary dominance.
The Galactic Empire vs The Rebel Alliance.
Mojeek’s small team. No marketing budget. The rebels defending sovereignty.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
The Galactic Empire vs The Rebel Alliance.
Mojeek’s small team. No marketing budget. The rebels defending sovereignty.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
🚨 New Report! #BigTech is pushing into Europe’s financial sector — posing risks to consumers, markets & European #sovereignty. Our latest @fw-recherche.bsky.social report breaks it down — and lays out a European response.
👀 What you need to know 🧵 1/6
www.finanzwende-recherche.de/wp-content/u...
👀 What you need to know 🧵 1/6
www.finanzwende-recherche.de/wp-content/u...
www.finanzwende-recherche.de
April 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🚨 New Report! #BigTech is pushing into Europe’s financial sector — posing risks to consumers, markets & European #sovereignty. Our latest @fw-recherche.bsky.social report breaks it down — and lays out a European response.
👀 What you need to know 🧵 1/6
www.finanzwende-recherche.de/wp-content/u...
👀 What you need to know 🧵 1/6
www.finanzwende-recherche.de/wp-content/u...
Europe is cutting ties with American tech giants — but is digital sovereignty just a fancy way of saying "we're stuck in the past"?
Read more: https://gli7ch.com/news/eu-trump-breakup-bigtech
#GLI7CH #gaming #tech #news #bigtech #datajurisdiction
Read more: https://gli7ch.com/news/eu-trump-breakup-bigtech
#GLI7CH #gaming #tech #news #bigtech #datajurisdiction
June 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Europe is cutting ties with American tech giants — but is digital sovereignty just a fancy way of saying "we're stuck in the past"?
Read more: https://gli7ch.com/news/eu-trump-breakup-bigtech
#GLI7CH #gaming #tech #news #bigtech #datajurisdiction
Read more: https://gli7ch.com/news/eu-trump-breakup-bigtech
#GLI7CH #gaming #tech #news #bigtech #datajurisdiction
New article with Lucia Quaglia examining the EU’s defensive statecraft to defend financial sovereignty around central clearing houses and Bigtech digital platforms, in Journal of International Economic Law
doi.org/10.1093/jiel...
doi.org/10.1093/jiel...
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New article with Lucia Quaglia examining the EU’s defensive statecraft to defend financial sovereignty around central clearing houses and Bigtech digital platforms, in Journal of International Economic Law
doi.org/10.1093/jiel...
doi.org/10.1093/jiel...
Last but not least regulating BigTech is not enough - we must BUILD our own sovereignty. @eurosky.social is one part of this puzzle and I’m glad to be part of it. We’ll be launching in Jan 2026 and you can register today:
Register for a eurosky.social account - one web identity, dozens of apps — eurosky
www.eurosky.social
December 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Last but not least regulating BigTech is not enough - we must BUILD our own sovereignty. @eurosky.social is one part of this puzzle and I’m glad to be part of it. We’ll be launching in Jan 2026 and you can register today:
Every search query triggers a complex operating system of servers, databases, algorithms etc.
It’s a seemingly impossible task but that’s why there’s only one sovereign search engine in Europe.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
It’s a seemingly impossible task but that’s why there’s only one sovereign search engine in Europe.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
July 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Every search query triggers a complex operating system of servers, databases, algorithms etc.
It’s a seemingly impossible task but that’s why there’s only one sovereign search engine in Europe.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
It’s a seemingly impossible task but that’s why there’s only one sovereign search engine in Europe.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
Hundreds of millions for a gas-guzzling AI machine to power Mark Zuckerberg's advertising business. So much for "sovereignty."
That sum is pocket change to Meta, but the federal government thinks lending them this money is a good use of public funds.
#Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech
That sum is pocket change to Meta, but the federal government thinks lending them this money is a good use of public funds.
#Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech
NEW: Export Development Canada provided between $100 million and $200 million in project financing for the gas-fired plant that will power Meta's data centre in Sturgeon County, Alta., Canada's National Observer has discovered.
Crown corp lends up to $200M for Meta data centre gas plant in Alberta
The gas plant, known as Greenlight, is classified as a project that is “likely to have significant adverse environmental and social effects.”
www.nationalobserver.com
July 27, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Hundreds of millions for a gas-guzzling AI machine to power Mark Zuckerberg's advertising business. So much for "sovereignty."
That sum is pocket change to Meta, but the federal government thinks lending them this money is a good use of public funds.
#Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech
That sum is pocket change to Meta, but the federal government thinks lending them this money is a good use of public funds.
#Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech
🇮🇹 Grazie Italia !
Actuellement en 🇦🇷 with Milei and Thiel.
Je discloserai le moment venu car ce qui s'y prépare est énorme. Et hélas, le beau geste du Pape Léon n'y changera rien.
#AI #Geopolitics #BigTech #Sovereignty
Actuellement en 🇦🇷 with Milei and Thiel.
Je discloserai le moment venu car ce qui s'y prépare est énorme. Et hélas, le beau geste du Pape Léon n'y changera rien.
#AI #Geopolitics #BigTech #Sovereignty
May 26, 2026 at 10:17 AM
🇮🇹 Grazie Italia !
Actuellement en 🇦🇷 with Milei and Thiel.
Je discloserai le moment venu car ce qui s'y prépare est énorme. Et hélas, le beau geste du Pape Léon n'y changera rien.
#AI #Geopolitics #BigTech #Sovereignty
Actuellement en 🇦🇷 with Milei and Thiel.
Je discloserai le moment venu car ce qui s'y prépare est énorme. Et hélas, le beau geste du Pape Léon n'y changera rien.
#AI #Geopolitics #BigTech #Sovereignty
Why regulation is not the problem and what Europe’s strengths in tech could be. Some loud voices are very wrong in the recent discussion about digital sovereignty in Europe. My analysis (originally published at ZEIT online and translated by Worldcrunch)
#sovereign #Europe #bigtech #trump #ai #cloud
#sovereign #Europe #bigtech #trump #ai #cloud
Digital Sovereignty v. Deregulation? Europe's Tech Debate Misses The Point
As Europe debates how to play a bigger role in the digital sphere, the industry and some politicians blame strict regulations for stifling innovation. But a closer look reveals that smart rules may be...
worldcrunch.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#Europe
and digital sovereignty:
#opensource
www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
#EuropeanUnion #EU #BigTech #cloudcomputing
and digital sovereignty:
#opensource
www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
#EuropeanUnion #EU #BigTech #cloudcomputing
Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam
One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI.
www.zdnet.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
#Europe
and digital sovereignty:
#opensource
www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
#EuropeanUnion #EU #BigTech #cloudcomputing
and digital sovereignty:
#opensource
www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
#EuropeanUnion #EU #BigTech #cloudcomputing
#BigTech doesn’t have to set the rules.
At the #NextcloudSummit 2026, we explore how to regain #datacontrol and build an independent digital infrastructure.
📅 June 9
📍 Munich, Germany
Be part of the conversation. 👇https://nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-summit-announcement/
At the #NextcloudSummit 2026, we explore how to regain #datacontrol and build an independent digital infrastructure.
📅 June 9
📍 Munich, Germany
Be part of the conversation. 👇https://nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-summit-announcement/
Digital sovereignty in Munich: Join us at the Nextcloud Summit 2026 - Nextcloud
Explore digital sovereignty at the Nextcloud Summit 2026. Join us on June 9 in Munich for actionable insights on secure collaboration.
nextcloud.com
March 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
#BigTech doesn’t have to set the rules.
At the #NextcloudSummit 2026, we explore how to regain #datacontrol and build an independent digital infrastructure.
📅 June 9
📍 Munich, Germany
Be part of the conversation. 👇https://nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-summit-announcement/
At the #NextcloudSummit 2026, we explore how to regain #datacontrol and build an independent digital infrastructure.
📅 June 9
📍 Munich, Germany
Be part of the conversation. 👇https://nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-summit-announcement/
☁️ South America’s sovereignty is being lost in Big Tech’s cloud
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/IS0QC51
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/IS0QC51
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
☁️ South America’s sovereignty is being lost in Big Tech’s cloud
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/IS0QC51
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/IS0QC51
Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big Tech
#Canada #BillC34 #BigTech #SocialMedia #Technology #AI #DigitalPolicy #OnlineSafety #Privacy #Meta #X #Google #USA #Sovereignty #Transparency #Misinformation #FreedomOfExpression #ArtificialIntelligence
the-14.com/canada-cant-...
#Canada #BillC34 #BigTech #SocialMedia #Technology #AI #DigitalPolicy #OnlineSafety #Privacy #Meta #X #Google #USA #Sovereignty #Transparency #Misinformation #FreedomOfExpression #ArtificialIntelligence
the-14.com/canada-cant-...
the-14.com
August 3, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big Tech
#Canada #BillC34 #BigTech #SocialMedia #Technology #AI #DigitalPolicy #OnlineSafety #Privacy #Meta #X #Google #USA #Sovereignty #Transparency #Misinformation #FreedomOfExpression #ArtificialIntelligence
the-14.com/canada-cant-...
#Canada #BillC34 #BigTech #SocialMedia #Technology #AI #DigitalPolicy #OnlineSafety #Privacy #Meta #X #Google #USA #Sovereignty #Transparency #Misinformation #FreedomOfExpression #ArtificialIntelligence
the-14.com/canada-cant-...
Google and Bing power most ‘sovereign’ search engines in Europe and they collect the rent.
Not Mojeek.
The only search engine to build everything from the ground up with zero rent paid to Big Tech.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
Not Mojeek.
The only search engine to build everything from the ground up with zero rent paid to Big Tech.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
July 23, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Google and Bing power most ‘sovereign’ search engines in Europe and they collect the rent.
Not Mojeek.
The only search engine to build everything from the ground up with zero rent paid to Big Tech.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
Not Mojeek.
The only search engine to build everything from the ground up with zero rent paid to Big Tech.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty
⛓️💥How can Europe become less dependent on #BigTech?
IIPP's @ceciliarikap.bsky.social recently published a new op-ed in @lemonde.fr together with @cedricdurand.bsky.social , building on their recent paper on reclaiming digital sovereignty.
✍️Read more here: https://buff.ly/4ha2JBX
IIPP's @ceciliarikap.bsky.social recently published a new op-ed in @lemonde.fr together with @cedricdurand.bsky.social , building on their recent paper on reclaiming digital sovereignty.
✍️Read more here: https://buff.ly/4ha2JBX
January 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
⛓️💥How can Europe become less dependent on #BigTech?
IIPP's @ceciliarikap.bsky.social recently published a new op-ed in @lemonde.fr together with @cedricdurand.bsky.social , building on their recent paper on reclaiming digital sovereignty.
✍️Read more here: https://buff.ly/4ha2JBX
IIPP's @ceciliarikap.bsky.social recently published a new op-ed in @lemonde.fr together with @cedricdurand.bsky.social , building on their recent paper on reclaiming digital sovereignty.
✍️Read more here: https://buff.ly/4ha2JBX
☁️ South America’s sovereignty is being lost in Big Tech’s cloud
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/jsB2Bgm
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/jsB2Bgm
August 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
☁️ South America’s sovereignty is being lost in Big Tech’s cloud
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/jsB2Bgm
IIPP Prof. @ceciliarikap.bsky.social calls for South American governments to stand up to #BigTech firms extracting data, knowledge and natural resources from the region.
✍️ Read her new @opendemocracy.net article here: buff.ly/jsB2Bgm
Dependence on Big Tech means complex privacy policies with complex legal language.
It's why the sovereign search engine with the first no tracking policy still has a clear privacy policy.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty #privacy
It's why the sovereign search engine with the first no tracking policy still has a clear privacy policy.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty #privacy
July 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Dependence on Big Tech means complex privacy policies with complex legal language.
It's why the sovereign search engine with the first no tracking policy still has a clear privacy policy.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty #privacy
It's why the sovereign search engine with the first no tracking policy still has a clear privacy policy.
www.mojeek.com
#mojeek #search #searchengine #bigtech #alternatives #sovereign #sovereignty #privacy