I’m pretty sure you are writing from a device that has most of his fundamental components not made in Europe but the US.
What we need to have it’s a programmatic approach to this. Removing the possibility for us to use US tech from day one it’s non only impossible but also unnecessary. YouTube is a monopoly, there isn’t anything out there that be even close to it. I know peertube very well, is not a replacement for YouTube. Not now.
The video isn’t mine.
Yes, it is absolutely ridiculous and imagine the potential here, we could see the usage of the fediverse skyrocketing just having the EU institution on there and push for the same everywhere.
I’m working on a ECI (a sort of petition at EU level), the scope is the Fediverse, however, after that step I’m sure we can push for other changes as well. I totally agree with you but the change has to come from us.