back then it wasn’t about political independence from the US.

the EU has made a lot of noise in the last 2 weeks about getting off of US platforms. Here’s a few examples:

apnews.com/…/europe-digital-sovereignty-big-tech-…

ecfr.eu/…/get-over-your-x-a-european-plan-to-esca…

There’s many more. The movement is significant.