The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home. Irish ministers can’t be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks
On the face of it, Ireland behaves like a good E…
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Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan ⊖
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By trusting the US, we handed Trump a kill switch. Yet Europe’s digital sovereignty is an achievable goal
The French judge Nicolas Guillou knows exactly how deep Europe’s dependence on US tech is. Gui…
7 months ago
This is Europe's secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble | Johnny Ryan ⊕
Growth in the US economy – and the president’s political survival – rest on AI. The EU must use its leverage and stand up to him
The unthinkable has happened. The US is Europe’s adversary. The stark,…
Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF ⊕
Move follows Guardian revelations of Israel’s mass surveillance of Palestinians using Microsoft cloud
Irish authorities have been formally asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data pro…
8 months ago
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles ○
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The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy, child harm and foreign political interference. Deregulation plans are misguided
Europe is hurtling toward digital vassalage. Under Ursula von de…
9 months ago
The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan ⊖
The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure. It should have big tech in its crosshairs to protect European sovereignty
Will Brussels ever stand up …
14 months ago
Release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia key to any peace deal, rights groups say ○
Kyiv-based Centre for Civil Liberties says tortured inmates bypassed amid focus on territory and security guarantees
Ukrainian and Russian civil society leaders have called for the unconditional relea…
15 months ago
Europe's race to rearm is pointless if its adversaries are waging war online | Johnny Ryan ○
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Ireland holds the algorithm off-switch. Ursula von der Leyen must force Dublin to use it
Europe is scrambling to remilitarise. The European Commission is raising a €150bn (£129bn) defence fund and is …
1 years ago
Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan ○
The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control
Elon Musk’s latest attempts at direct political interference illust…
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