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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

to summarize:

  • activists don't like the US' dominance in tech clouds and services, obviously
  • reducing the effect of US tech in europe would mean that smaller european companies have a chance at competing as well
  • national security hawks don't like having essential services depend on the US either

in the past, the US forced everyone to comply with US tech because the US was economically too powerful to deny requests to, but now that is changing because US economy is not so important internationally anymore, due to tariffs but also because US consumers are becoming poorer and therefore less important as a consumer market, so it's easier to ignore the US and their requests.

[–] flock_of_nazguls@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This really needs to get widely seen. It is indeed hopeful, in a good way.

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 week ago

It's pretty wild, because this is genuinely great politics and great policy. It's weird that folks haven't realized this and acted on it yet. Fingers crossed.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wish there was a text transcript of this, I will check the video out after the holidays though.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

TLDR: US forced everyone to pass anti-circumvention laws by threatening tariffs. Now that the US has unilaterally imposed tariffs on everyone, why not repeal those laws?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago

Also it doesn't really matter how big your economy is, it's like a first mover incentive. So small countries who were relying on aid via USAID and various other soft power schemes that DOGE cut have a huge incentive now to be the first to create the tools and markets.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Thank you!

I did check the site, but I missed it.