Malte Engeler3d ago

When people talk about "digital sovereignty" and "european alternatives" I really just wonder what the hell they are talking about. Just look at Schwarz Digits, controlled by LIDL-boss Dieter Schwarz. That's not an alternative. That's a menace.

Posted while listening to the great talk by Anna Kraher at #cablesofresistance in Berlin.

https://programm.infraunited.org/cableresist26/talk/VJYLJW/

Big Tech made in Germany? Lidl und das Verprechen digitaler Souveränität Cables of Resistance - movement conference against Big Tech

Unter dem Label digitale Souveränität wird momentan massiv in digitale Infrastrukturprojekte „made in Germany“ investiert. Unternehmen greifen darunter direkt in KI-Entwicklung, Wissenschaft und Bildung ein und rufen dabei eine nationale (digitale) Identität an. Soziale Bewegungen stehen vor der Aufgabe, lokale politische Praxis zu entwickeln, die den transnationalen Zusammenhang im Blick behält.

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@malteengeler maybe under capitalism its difficult to make a "free tech company" decision. Its kind of better because eu companies are atached to eu laws, which are better than usa laws.
But because we think as consumers, the solutions we see are "buy from another" and not a real tech revolution, unless there are clear instructions somewhere that doesnt involve "giving money to another big tech".right now i can only think of the lesser evil. Unless someone points out a better solution.
Apr 12 at 11:26amWeb