Digital sovereignty: US sanctions and the control of European cloud

Civo

Dec 1, 2025

"There's a big potential kill switch sitting on his desk."

This clip from our Digital Sovereignty Panel exposes a fundamental threat: how US geopolitical interests can compel cloud providers like Microsoft to suspend services, even for international organizations.

Panelist Johan David Michels discusses the shocking case of the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, whose work email was withdrawn by Microsoft following US sanctions. This illustrates the fundamental lack of digital sovereignty over data hosted by US hyperscalers.

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