Because of course what the world really needs is balkanized discourse policed by local law enforcement:

“The term digital sovereignty means that an institution has autonomy and control over the critical digital infrastructure, data, and services that make up their online presence. Up until this point, social media has not been a part of this conversation. We think it is time to change that.”

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https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/

Previously:

How to become a Super #Privacy Activist, pt 3 (corollary):

* try forcing companies to host each person's data in the same regulatory regime as where they live, as it maximises potential state leverage over their data.

* remember, this is not "enabling state censorship". Nope.

— Alec Muffett (@AlecMuffett) January 27, 2021