Jan 26, 2026 8 min read digital sovereignty

When Digital Sovereignty got real

After the Greenland crisis, European officials are now openly willing to pull back on ties with American tech giants to promote greater autonomy.

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IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and will be speaking on a webinar hosted by the Knight Georgetown Institute on Jan 28. The topic: how to improve access to social media data to support greater transparency and accountability. You can sign up here (the webinar starts at 11am ET / 5pm CET / 4pm UK).

— Even some of the United States' closest allies are re-evaluating their ties to American tech amid growing concerns about Washington's worldview.

— It's official. ByteDance sold off its US TikTok unit. But does the fire sale actually solve the underlying national security and privacy concerns?

— Many teenagers are OK with a smartphone ban at school. They are less keen on their devices being taken away forever.

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