{"id":217484,"date":"2026-05-20T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/nearly-everything-we-use-online-is-owned-by-big-tech-theres-a-better-way-forward\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:15:18","slug":"nearly-everything-we-use-online-is-owned-by-big-tech-theres-a-better-way-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/nearly-everything-we-use-online-is-owned-by-big-tech-theres-a-better-way-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There\u2019s a better way forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/nearly-everything-we-use-online-is-owned-by-big-tech-theres-a-better-way-forward-282969\">Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There\u2019s a better way forward<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/nearly-everything-we-use-online-is-owned-by-big-tech-theres-a-better-way-forward-282969\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/nearly-everything-we-use-online-is-owned-by-big-tech-theres-a-better-way-forward-282969<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-20 16:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dominance of American Tech Giants<\/strong>: Most digital media and infrastructure globally is dominated by a few American tech companies like Apple, Windows, and Android for operating systems and cloud services like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Cloudflare.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Entrenchment in Ecosystems<\/strong>: Tech companies like Google and Microsoft are embedding AI assistants into everyday devices, further locking users into specific ecosystems and reducing their digital autonomy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Global Risks and Cybersecurity Events<\/strong>: A cybersecurity update bringing down Windows computers worldwide highlighted the risks of being too reliant on a single tech provider, emphasizing the need for greater digital sovereignty.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Digital Sovereignty Movement in the EU<\/strong>: The European Union is leading a digital sovereignty movement to achieve digital autonomy, reducing reliance on foreign tech giants by promoting local AI development and ownership of digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Challenges for Tech Giants<\/strong>: Large tech companies like Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon are attempting to retain influence by offering local governments and organizations more control over digital services under the \u201csovereignty-as-a-service\u201d model.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Alternative Platforms<\/strong>: There are viable alternatives like decentralized social media ecosystems, open-source office suites, and self-hosted AI systems that reduce dependence on multinational corporations for digital services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Lessons for Australia<\/strong>: Australia can follow Europe&#8217;s lead by developing its own digital sovereignty strategy, promoting local tech innovation, and respecting Indigenous knowledge and sovereignty to ensure its digital future is less reliant on foreign tech.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Local Innovations and Indigenous Technology<\/strong>: Australia should leverage publicly funded institutions and support indigenous frameworks for technology and data sovereignty, such as developed by Maiam nayri Wingara and the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. 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