Jonatan Janssondotmavriq@social.dotmavriq.life
1/9/2026Europe relies far too heavily on a few non-European tech companies. This dependence concentrates power outside our borders and exposes our societies to structural vulnerabilities.
As a matter of strategic urgency, we must realize that we need our own GitHub, our own YouTube, and our own Twitter. We should have introduced them 15 years ago, but it is better to be late than to never embrace it to begin with. Social media and digital platforms have fundamentally changed our behaviors, political discourse, and culture, much like Gutenbergs printing press.
As Marshall McLuhan wrote, technologies are extensions of man that reshape society. Alfred North Whitehead noted that civilization advances by increasing the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Today, many of these operations are outsourced to foreign digital monopolies. Git is a distributed version control system that allows developers to track and collaborate on code. GitHub is the largest platform for hosting and sharing Git repositories.
If Europeans were denied access to these repositories, innovation could slow and technological stagnation would threaten critical infrastructure. Tools like curl and protocols for secure communication depend on open-source contributions. Much of the internet, from cloud services to industrial systems, relies on these shared technologies. Microsoft and Apple have repeatedly violated user privacy, enforced proprietary lock-in, and weakened digital autonomy. Europe must stay friendly but also actively support logical, secure, and free alternatives.
Linux and the broader free software ecosystem provide privacy, control, and adaptability. Supporting these alternatives is essential for Europes security, competitiveness, and technological sovereignty. The European Commissions initiative to strengthen open-source ecosystems is urgent. By ensuring access, support, and scaling of free technologies, Europe can regain control over its digital infrastructure, protect citizens rights, and maintain long-term innovation without depending on external actors.
Jonatan Jansson
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems/feedback_en?p_id=21875
As a matter of strategic urgency, we must realize that we need our own GitHub, our own YouTube, and our own Twitter. We should have introduced them 15 years ago, but it is better to be late than to never embrace it to begin with. Social media and digital platforms have fundamentally changed our behaviors, political discourse, and culture, much like Gutenbergs printing press.
As Marshall McLuhan wrote, technologies are extensions of man that reshape society. Alfred North Whitehead noted that civilization advances by increasing the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Today, many of these operations are outsourced to foreign digital monopolies. Git is a distributed version control system that allows developers to track and collaborate on code. GitHub is the largest platform for hosting and sharing Git repositories.
If Europeans were denied access to these repositories, innovation could slow and technological stagnation would threaten critical infrastructure. Tools like curl and protocols for secure communication depend on open-source contributions. Much of the internet, from cloud services to industrial systems, relies on these shared technologies. Microsoft and Apple have repeatedly violated user privacy, enforced proprietary lock-in, and weakened digital autonomy. Europe must stay friendly but also actively support logical, secure, and free alternatives.
Linux and the broader free software ecosystem provide privacy, control, and adaptability. Supporting these alternatives is essential for Europes security, competitiveness, and technological sovereignty. The European Commissions initiative to strengthen open-source ecosystems is urgent. By ensuring access, support, and scaling of free technologies, Europe can regain control over its digital infrastructure, protect citizens rights, and maintain long-term innovation without depending on external actors.
Jonatan Jansson
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems/feedback_en?p_id=21875