A prominent German politician like Norbert Röttgen can have 150,000 followers and international visibility, yet feel unable to move because his audience is locked into infrastructure controlled by someone else.
That *is* power.
And every politician, journalist and institution that concludes "I cannot leave because my audience is there" reinforces it.
Tonight, Röttgen argued that Europe needs to regain power in an ever-changing international order. Technological dependence is part of the same power dynamic.
Perhaps our representatives can discuss power without fully recognizing how much power lies in controlling information and the infrastructure through which it flows.
Our political communication remains heavily dependent on platforms controlled by tech oligarchs, who have the power to influence and potentially undermine our democracies.
#LeaveX #DigitalSovereignty #Europe #Fediverse #Bluesky #Democracy
