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  "path": "/t/proton-europe-is-ready-to-ditch-us-tech-for-private-alternatives/35590#post_6",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T06:22:01.000Z",
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  "textContent": "I certainly understand why Europeans feel this way. I probably would too under the present geopolitical circumstances.\n\nHowever, real tech sovereignty would require a real European tech industry. Yes there are a few European tech companies but they are the exception not the rule, and even they have critical dependencies on the U.S. tech industry. ASML for instance gets their fancy UV lasers at the heart of their lithography machines from a company in California.\n\nEven Proton’s products are largely running on Windows, Apple, and Android devices. Even Linux is American.\n\nUntil or unless Europe addresses its policies preventing the rise of its own tech giants, tech sovereignty is just a buzz word.",
  "title": "Proton: Europe is ready to ditch US tech for private alternatives"
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