Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr
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Crises precipitate change: Trump's incontinent belligerence spurred the world to long-overdue action on "digital sovereignty," as people woke up to the stark realization that a handful of Trump-aligned giant tech firms could shut down their governments, companies and households at the click of a mouse.

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Uncle Sam, peering through a magnifying glass at the planet Earth, which is in the palm of his other hand. His hair has been replaced with a Trump wig and his skin has been tinted Cheeto orange. The background is the Great Seal of the USA, and the arrows in the eagle's claw have been replaced with a bundle of glowing fiber optics.
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