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Sovereignty washing: why Microsoft's sovereign cloud still leaves you dependent

Your data, their rules: Sovereignty washing at its finest

Fancy names, same lock-in: here's why Microsoft’s digital sovereignty promises don’t protect European data from US law and why its “sovereign” cloud still leaves you dependent.

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Euro-Office: License compliance and what open source means

Euro-Office: License compliance and what open source means

Euro-Office is built on ONLYOFFICE, distributed under the AGPLv3. In this post we explain that certain additional terms in the source files conflicted with the AGPLv3, and what we did about it. Our reading is supported by the license authors themselves.

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Featured image for the Nextcloud blog post "Why digital sovereignty is Europe's defining challenge" showing the title and an European flag in the background.

Why digital sovereignty is Europe’s defining challenge

Digital sovereignty in Europe is becoming a strategic priority. Explore how and why Europe should reduce reliance on foreign tech.

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Nextcloud signs open letter opposing Android Developer Verification Program

Nextcloud joins open letter opposing Android developer verification program

Nextcloud joins more than 30 organizations in signing an open letter to Google opposing the Android developer verification program. Find the copy of the text in our blog and access the original letter.

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Nextcloud signs public letter calling for EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF)

Why Nextcloud calls for open source maintenance funding to secure Europe’s digital infrastructure through an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF).

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Open letter to EU Member States on the proposed CSA Regulation or «Chat Control» law

Nextcloud joins dozens of European technology companies and the European Digital SME Alliance in urging the EU member states to reject CSA Regulation also known as the “Chat Control“ law. 

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Featured image for a blog post by Nextcloud about the EU Chat Control Law. The image in the background shows a hand holding an open lock. The title reads: "The proposed EU Chat Control law is a threat to our democracy. What can you do to prevent it?"

The proposed EU Chat Control law is a threat to our democracy. What can you do to prevent it?

Update The planned vote on October 14 will not go ahead as Germany decided not to back the Danish law proposal. This decision leaves nine EU member states opposing the bill, twelve in favor, and six still undecided. While the vote has now been postponed,…

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Schleswig-Holstein’s Impulspapier for the “Deutschland-Stack” vision for a digitally independent Germany featured image blog post

Schleswig-Holstein’s “Deutschland-Stack” vision for a digitally independent Germany

Schleswig-Holstein published a proposal with guiding principles for a Deutschland-Stack, an initiative to achieve digital sovereignty in Germany.

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Big Tech sovereignty Nextcloud

Big Tech’s “Sovereign Cloud” promises just collapsed — in their own words

In early 2025, BigTech hyperscalers in the US began to push new “sovereign cloud” offerings in a big PR campaign in Europe. In the past weeks, their narrative has collapsed. It’s not critics or watchdogs exposing the contradictions — the tech firms themselves have admitted...

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