Frank 🍁⚜️Mar 12

A few months ago, a Canadian judge got her #amazon , #google , #uber, credit cards accounts, etc. closed.

She was doing her job investigating war crimes made in Afghanistan, including by the #USA

That offended Americans. They decided to close all her accounts, which they have control over.

I'm expecting this behavior to become more and more common.

This is why #canada should work on #digitalsovereignty

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/

‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life

Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary

The Irish Times
Show threadxtiano 🇪🇺Mar 12
@frank wait until they realise Europeans are doing the same 🙃
Show threadAndreaMar 16
@Xtiano @frank are we really doing something about #digitalsovereignty ? And about #moneysovereignty ? I hope that I'm wrong, but unfortunately I don't see much movement in these directions:(
Show threadxtiano 🇪🇺Mar 16

@apex @frank 🚀✨ In Europe, countries like France and Germany are moving towards **FOSS** (Free and Open Source Software) to replace Microsoft Office in government, saving on licensing costs, also France is moving away from Zoom to a French platform. Hope more join in! 🇪🇺

On top of that, the **European Payments Initiative (EPI)** is here to boost our monetary sovereignty by creating a unified payment system, reducing reliance on big players like Visa and Mastercard. It’s in a pilot phase, but as far as I know, it’s coming for p2p by the end of this year, and then B2C later in 2027/28 💳💪

Show threadAndreaMar 16
@Xtiano @frank I've never heard about Wero (the one developed by the EPI), I've just discovered thanks to your post, thanks!
...and, of course, there are no plans to introduce it in Italy, while in Belgium, France and Germany it's in use since 2024! :(
Finger crossed!
Show threadxtiano 🇪🇺
@apex @frank it’s called different in different countries. We already have the system, it’s going to be interoperable. In Spain is Bizum I think in Italy is BancomatPay. They are going to turn that into European level, and make it available in shops so you can also pay there. At least is how I am understanding it so far.
Mar 16 at 6:52amWeb
Show threadAndreaMar 16
@Xtiano I've just started studying (thanks to you) about Wero, BancomatPay and how they will (future) work.
I'll dive into this