Malte EngelerFeb 24

Calls for “digital sovereignty” are still everywhere. As I expressed in the context of a related prominent campaign launched in Germany (#DID) I feel very ambivalent about its effects. While I consider recommendations to switch away from certain companies good advice, such a limited framing has substantial drawbacks. I want to address these in a new blog post for @structural_integrity and hope to inspire some motivation beyond just moving into "larger cages".

https://www.structural-integrity.eu/a-larger-cage-about-the-ongoing-calls-for-digital-sovereignty/

A larger cage: about the ongoing calls for "digital sovereignty"

Calls for "digital sovereignty" are still everywhere. They are a central narrative of contemporary European economic policies, they serve as powerful justifications for corporations to call for subsidies and they are also omnipresent among progressive digital policy NGOs and activists. Aline has alr

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@malteengeler @structural_integrity @Lilith the main problem with DI for me is that we do not even talk about taking these precious toys away from the tech Oligarchs.

If someone threatens you with a knife, the right way of action is not to hide from the knife but incapacite the attacker once and for all, whenever possible. And possible it definitely is.

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@malteengeler @structural_integrity @Lilith