The Mad King's Digital Killswitch
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The story discusses a 'digital killswitch' allegedly controlled by a 'mad king', sparking a discussion about the need for independence from American tech and the implications of US companies having a veto over global technology.
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astroflection
2 months ago
"Today, another mad dictator is threatening the world's infrastructure. For the rest of the world to escape dictators' demands, they will have to accelerate their independence from American tech – not just Russian gas. A post-American internet starts with abandoning the laws that give US companies – and therefore Trump – a veto over how your technology works."
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