Can Europe End Its Dependence on US Tech?
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Aline Blankertz on whether Silicon Valley may finally have some competition across the Atlantic.
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Can Europe End Its Dependence on US Tech? w/ Aline Blankertz | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss whether Europe is going to finally make a serious push to end its dependence on US tech and how different European interests are trying to take advantage of those debates.
Aline Blankertz is an economist working on digital policy. She currently works with Rebalance Now and was previously at Wikimedia Germany.
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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss whether Europe is going to finally make a serious push to end its dependence on US tech and how different European interests are trying to take advantage of those debates.
Aline Blankertz is an economist working on digital policy. She currently works with Rebalance Now and was previously at Wikimedia Germany.
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Digital Sovereignty in a Time of Rising Fascism | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is doing a solo episode this week to bring together some important issues that have been on his mind lately. This is a recording of a talk Paris gave in Auckland, New Zealand on how Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump forces us to reassess the politics of the internet and challenge our collective dependence on US tech as it embraces the project of American empire.
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