I think the idea of digital sovereignty is important in a world with one or two superpowers. There are the national security reasons, like losing access to digital infrastructure or having content changed/amplified/censored can undermine other countries (the TikTok risk). But it’s also about having the room to compete. Countries outside the US cannot compete with existing winners like Amazon or Google or Microsoft unless they have help - and digital sovereignty campaigns can give any small competitors a captive set of customers to build with.
All that said, this post is from January and I think it isn’t really relevant anymore. The “WEF” brand is already poisoned, since it looks a lot like a big web of control, and in that sense it is no different than being controlled by American digital tech overlords or whoever else. This article also feels dated - the term has caught on already and countries are aware of risks after Trump betrayed numerous allies with unjustifiable tariffs and vile rhetoric.
SilverElfin•2mo ago
All that said, this post is from January and I think it isn’t really relevant anymore. The “WEF” brand is already poisoned, since it looks a lot like a big web of control, and in that sense it is no different than being controlled by American digital tech overlords or whoever else. This article also feels dated - the term has caught on already and countries are aware of risks after Trump betrayed numerous allies with unjustifiable tariffs and vile rhetoric.