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[–] 12 points 8 months ago

back then it wasn't about political independence from the US.

the EU has made a lot of noise in the last 2 weeks about getting off of US platforms. Here's a few examples:

https://apnews.com/article/europe-digital-sovereignty-big-tech-9f5388b68a0648514cebc8d92f682060

https://ecfr.eu/publication/get-over-your-x-a-european-plan-to-escape-american-technology/

There's many more. The movement is significant.

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