If the ownership of #DigID (the Dutch digital ID platform) is something that should be subject to the laws of a free market, then why is the US ambassador in the Netherlands stepping in?
And why is he requesting an urgent meeting with the Dutch PM?
Would his boss allow a Dutch company to take over a critical piece of the American federal digital infrastructure?
The American digital colonialism over Europe is becoming more aggressive as Europe starts to gain its own independence.
And they didn’t think that we were that serious with our talks about digital sovereignty.
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/05/us-ambassador-criticises-dutch-block-on-digid-owner-sale/

US ambassador criticises Dutch block on DigiD owner sale - DutchNews.nl
The US ambassador to the Netherlands has spoken out against the Dutch government’s decision to veto the sale of DigiD operator Solvinity to American IT firm Kyndryl, saying he is in urgent talks with the State Department and wants a meeting with prime minister Rob Jetten. Joseph Popolo, speaking at a panel at the inaugural Next Gen Security Conference in The Hague on Wednesday, said the cabinet had acted under “time pressure” and “without time for a full evaluation”. He...
