Tag: techsovereignty

Geopolitics

The Mask is Off: U.S. Visa Bans on Europeans Expose the Ugly Face of Digital Imperialism

The United States has imposed visa bans on five European citizens, including former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, accusing them of undermining free speech through 'censorship'. This blatant act of intimidation by Washington exposes its desperation to bully sovereign nations that dare to challenge the unregulated dominance of its Big Tech monopolies and uphold their own digital sovereignty.

Geopolitics

Decoding the EU's Digital Sovereignty Gambit: Protectionism Masquerading as Principle

The EU's forthcoming Tech Sovereignty Package aims to formally define 'digital sovereignty', a contested concept with profound implications for data control, legal jurisdiction, and vendor nationality, shaping its relationship with foreign tech providers, particularly from the US. This move reveals the West's deepening hypocrisy, using the language of sovereignty to erect new digital barriers and protect its own economic interests, while historically denying the same sovereign agency to the Global South.