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I just hope that the new balance of power in Germany will energize Europe to take concrete next steps towards an altenative way of organizing digital life.

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Another good opportunity for improving digital life in Europe is with the proposed Digital Markets Act[0], which looks set to mandate that phone OSes allow side-loading, and require social media & messaging services to interoperate with competitors.

[0] https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-parliaments...

These measures are good and necessary but on their own will not solve the problem. It is not sufficient to say "no", you need to provide (=invest)in alternatives that show what "good" looks like.

For some bizarre reason the European continent has outsourced digital infrastructure. It is then no surprise that what is on offer is not congruent with the values and attitudes of its citizens.

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