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We've talked a lot about European strategic autonomy but not much about a digital one, with the EU being greatly dependent on American and Chinese technology. In this video, we're taking a look at the EU's digital sovereignty crisis and some of the arguments for and against the EU having its own social media.

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Sources:EU versus US Big Tech https://www.ft.com/content/a0c081a7-b230-429a-8a3c-92bcfd32ff2d https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-30/eu-set-to-concede-dependence-on-us-tech-as-trump-tensions-flare

EU’s Digital Markets Act https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/index_en

Opinion Pieces https://www.ft.com/content/30d6f79f-d1ee-49dc-bff5-719f18c1a9e5 https://euobserver.com/digital/ar813b9410 https://mediascope.group/europe-needs-its-own-social-media-platforms-to-safeguard-sovereignty/

00:00 - Introduction 01:25 - Context 03:40 - Does the EU Need its Own Social Media? 06:50 - Could It Happen? 07:46 - Sponsored Content