How Hard Is It To Stop Using American Tech?

From Never Post by Charts & Leisure

May 1, 2026 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 67

About this episode

Mike discusses Digital Sovereignty and the challenges of moving away from American technology with a German official.

Mike talks with the German Federal Center for Digital Sovereignty’s Head of Open Source Product & Delivery about Digital Sovereignty and the process of divesting the German state from American technology products. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content. We're also offering an Independent Media Collective bundle , where you can subscribe to us, Aftermath, Rogue, and Rascal all at once for a sweet, sweet deal — 30 days, complete member access to all four platforms, for $12. – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – News Links Brazil Bans 27 Prediction Platforms MSN on Brazilian ban Brazil tightens rules to curb 'bet-like' products Soldier charged in $400K Polymarket bet Kalshi, Polymarket lobby as insider trading, betting eyed by Congress RedNote after the 'TikTok refugee' moment Judge rules in favor of Indiana man in ICE tracking app lawsuit Co-Writing with AI Mor Naaman and Advait Baht on bsky Aadam Jacobs Collective 98% of IT leaders want digital sovereignty Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Rugnetta

Guest: Head of Open Source Product & Delivery

Topics covered

Digital Sovereignty
American Technology
Open Source
German State
Technology Divestment

Keywords

Digital Sovereignty
American Technology
Open Source
Germany
Technology Divestment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: German Federal Center for Digital Sovereignty, Never Post, Aftermath, Rogue, Rascal, ZenDis, Digital Sovereignty, MSN, Kalshi, Polymarket