Can Europe End Its Dependence on US Tech? w/ Aline Blankertz
04 10 25
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Can Europe End Its Dependence on US Tech?
Aline Blankertz
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss whether Europe is going to finally make a serious push to end its dependence on US tech and how different European interests are trying to take advantage of those debates.
Guest
Aline Blankertz is an economist working on digital policy. She currently works with Rebalance Now and was previously at Wikimedia Germany.
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Links
- Aline published some thoughts on the push for tech sovereignty in Europe.
- Paris co-wrote a white paper on digital sovereignty last year and more recently argued the US needs to feel the consequences for its actions.
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