Original post on mato.social

"For our purposes, we can simply define #digitalsovereignty as the exercise of authority or power over the #digitalsphere.
It's important to keep in mind that having #authority over a sphere doesn't mean running that sphere with an iron fist. It is typical of #democratic systems for instance […]

Original post on hachyderm.io

#DigitalSovereignity needs #StructuralPower

"Who enforces digital standards such as those that come from the #IETF or the #W3C?
In a few cases, it is state power (e.g. accessibility in some jurisdictions) but that's rare. In some other cases, it's market discipline… But most of the important […]