Policy · 3h ago
US vendors dominate European company websites
A new analysis shows that over 60% of European company websites rely on US-based hosting and cloud vendors, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Cloudflare. The study highlights a growing dependency on non-European infrastructure for digital services. This raises concerns about data sovereignty and regulatory compliance under GDPR.
Meridian48 take
The data underscores Europe's tech sovereignty gap, but the reliance on US vendors is driven by cost and performance advantages that local providers struggle to match.
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