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# Reporter tests Europe’s digital sovereignty in 72-hour US tech blackout
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/reporter-tests-europes-digital-sovereignty-in-72-hour-us-tech-blackout/
- Published: 2026-08-18T05:04:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-26T05:02:36.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, #source_Politico

A POLITICO journalist attempted to live and work without US technology for three days, finding European alternatives lacking and collaboration nearly impossible. The experiment highlighted deep dependence on US-controlled infrastructure, from smartphones to cloud services, payment networks and app ecosystems. 74% of European business leaders fear such a cutoff could disrupt operations, according to a Proton survey. **(POLITICO)**

[Flipping the kill switch: I survived 72 hours without US tech](https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-digital-sovereignty-experiment-living-without-us-tech-for-72-hours/?utm%5Fsource=RSS%5FFeed&utm%5Fmedium=RSS&utm%5Fcampaign=RSS%5FSyndication) (Politico)