Mar 23, 2026 11 min read digital sovereignty

Digital sovereignty: Hope versus reality

People across the 27-country bloc want to break free from services provided by US tech. They are just not hopefully that strategy is realistic.

IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I'm not sure about you, but the concept of putting data centers in space — outlined by Elon Musk over the weekend via his so-called 'Terafab' project —doesn't feel like a top priority with all that's going on in the world.

— Europeans want to wean themselves off US tech. Many just don't think it's a realistic option, according to polling from YouGov.

— Social media is awash with AI-generated content about the US/Israeli-Iran conflict. Companies need to do better at flagging and removing these posts.

— About 20 percent of Americans have yet to make up their mind about how data centers will affect their daily lives.

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