Far behind China, and beaten by the US, Europe has already lost the Internet!
On January 2, the Financial Times reported: "Bart De Bruycker, director of the Center for Cybersecurity in Belgium, warned that Europe has lost the Internet, with its digital infrastructure dominated by American tech companies. Amazon, Microsoft, and others control cloud services, while the market share of Europe's largest cloud service provider, OVHcloud, is only 1%. It is difficult to store data entirely within the EU, and although Europe loudly proclaims technological sovereignty, such discussions are mostly superficial. The EU AI Act is criticized as hindering innovation, and the development of key technologies such as cloud computing and AI lags behind. After the Ukraine conflict, network attacks in Europe have increased, yet it still relies on American companies to rescue data. Even though the Trump administration once mentioned the uncertainty of security guarantees, this dependence has not changed!"
[Cunning] Europe Dreamwalking in the Digital Age: Lost the Internet and Self-Medicated! Europe, which shouts about technological sovereignty, now lives as an international joke. A Belgian official bluntly stated that Europe has already lost the Internet, with cloud services firmly controlled by the United States. The idea of keeping 100% of data within the EU is pure fantasy. Google, Meta, and other American companies monopolize the communication and AI sectors, making it hard for local enterprises to thrive. The boldness to jointly build Airbus has long vanished, leaving only superficial empty talk. On one hand, it imposes shackles on innovation through the AI Act, and on the other hand, it can only rely on American companies to rescue data in the face of cyberattacks. Even when the Trump administration once said it would no longer guarantee European security, it remains devoted without hesitation. With 20 organizations attacked daily, it is helpless, and digital sovereignty has become a mere slogan. Europe's actions of relying on others while being stubborn are a new era of strategic dreamwalking, ultimately falling far behind in the digital race!
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