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Europe just started building a 'kill switch' for U.S. tech

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/2026020252/europe-just-started-building-a-kill-switch-for-us-tech-and-the-market-isnt-priced-for-it-says-this-strategist
38•mooreds•2h ago

Comments

steve_gh•2h ago
I was somewhat dissapointed at the perspective :-) seeing the article was from morningstar.com, I was expecting a radical left wing critique of EU and US tech policy.

[The "Morning Star" is a left wing UK paper, whose editorial stance is in line with the Communist Party of Great Britain (morningstaronline.co.uk)]

Interesting article though.

nick__m•1h ago
I don't know if your wrong or right about "The Morning Star" but Morningstar.com is a financial firm specialized in research and recommendations. They have a lot's of influence relative to their relatively small holdings.
pixelpoet•1h ago
> Europe is hitting the kills witch

Everything about this site, right from the get go, screams useless amateur (average person on reddit level of writing).

There doesn't seem to be anything new in this news article either, we've all already read about EU sovereignty pushes (and as a German, I also regard it as essential). So until there's actual credible coverage of some actual "kill switch" I'll hold judgement.

krunck•1h ago
Yeah, it's an investment company(only $3.5b in assets) with the writing having the expected narrow focus of that industry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morningstar,_Inc.

biglyburrito•1h ago
Morningstar is a heavyweight in the investment/finance world.
cyanydeez•1h ago
Based on Trumps choice of fed reserve chair, ive moved everything away from USD.

KILL switches are the only thing the oligarchy will care for.

lenerdenator•1h ago
I can't help but feel that this sort of reinforces the suspicions a lot of Americans - on both sides of the aisle, mind - have felt towards Europe since, idk, maybe the Chicken Tax era, one of an alliance of convenience.

We've seen what the continent will put up with.

ggm•1h ago
Europe is diversifying its tech dependence on the US and ensuring strategic resilience inside its own legal and commercial domain.
jslakro•1h ago
Here is an example of good alternatives to some popular digital services https://european-alternatives.eu/
scotty79•1h ago
> The nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed has taken the sails out of the idea that the U.S. dollar would sink.

Why?

mike-the-mikado•1h ago
Presumably he is regarded as more sensible than some other candidates that might have appealed to the President.
MisterTea•1h ago
What the hell is with the text? Every. Line. Is. Its. Own. Paragraph.

This feels like an LLM generated listicle designed to be digested and summarized by an LLM on the other end.

wildredkraut•1h ago
Well, not only this, the private movement of avoiding American stuff is also getting stronger in the EU. Somehow it's like game in the store, YESSsss, +1:EU -1:US. It's feels so satisfying to find and buy alternatives to US products where it's possible, from tech over clothes to food. Somehow Trump is doing the EU a favor by pushing us to become independent again. It will take time, but we'll get there.
politelemon•50m ago
While I understand and support the sentiment here, I don't see any description about the kill switch that the title mentions. They are simply pushing for alternatives. Furthermore, the alternatives are too narrowly focused, if communications cannot be trusted, you cannot trust closed operating systems either. Windows, Macos, and iOS ought to be on the circuit for this purported kill switch.

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