How many reminders more do we need?

[sebastian@social.itu.dk]

How many reminders more do we need?
That having literally all our digital infrastructure depend on #US companies might not be such a great idea?

It is time to leave #Microslop and other US.
Like, now.

It is possible.

#digitalAutonomy #digitalSovereignty
#europeanAltermatives to #Microsoft

[andrzejwasowski@social.itu.dk]

@sebastian I was just reading in the media about possible sanctions of EU on bigtech if the Greenland issue develops into a conflict. Do we have a contingency plan at ITU how to operate, without the US-based infrastructure and services? I seriously doubt!

[sebastian@social.itu.dk]

@AndrzejWasowski I can assure you we don't.
We are sleeping.

[sebastian@social.itu.dk]

@AndrzejWasowski
Media reports like this?

While closing the US military bases in Europe sounds a lot more powerfu than sanctioning their tech companies,
it will certainly be necessary for us to become independent of them - be it #Microsoft , #Google, #Meta or any other.

https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/European-Union-Draws-Up-Sanctions-Plan-Against-US-Firms-Over-Greenland-Dispute/

#greenland #nato #EU #europe #europeanUnion #europeanTech #europeanAltermatives

[kali@discuss.systems]

@sebastian @AndrzejWasowski has this been confirmed by a trustworthy news source?

[sebastian@social.itu.dk]

@kali @AndrzejWasowski
Which part?

[kali@discuss.systems]

@sebastian @AndrzejWasowski the "the EU sanctions US tech-part". i would be really interested in that.

[sebastian@social.itu.dk]

@kali @AndrzejWasowski

I can not find anything concrete on sanctions against #USTech that #europe might be discussing, beyond the "diplomatic sources", at least not in this context.

[sebastian@social.itu.dk]

@kali @AndrzejWasowski
(depending on definition of trustworthy ... in any case, no direct statement or such from any high ranking EU figure)

https://www.ibtimes.com/eu-threatens-sanctions-google-microsoft-us-banks-over-trumps-greenland-claims-3794991

https://organiser.org/2026/01/12/334675/world/european-union-to-impose-sanctions-on-the-us-as-a-tool-to-fortify-greenland-reflects-severe-rift-among-nato-allies/