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Google is a major internet service provider based in the U.S. [1], [2], [3], and its operations have been a point of geopolitical tension between the U.S. and the EU [4], [5]. Additionally, other nations like Russia have sought to develop domestic alternatives to Google to reduce their reliance on U.S.-based services [6], [7].
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 7 facts
claimRussia is working to become more autonomous by establishing domestic equivalents to dominant United States services, specifically Yandex for Google and vKontakte for Facebook.
claimMajor internet service providers including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are based in the United States, which often results in the storage of non-US customer data in US data centers.
claimMajor internet service providers including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are based in the United States, which results in the data of their non-US customers often being stored in US data centers.
claimMany major internet service providers, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, are based in the United States, leading to the storage of non-US customer data in US data centers.
claimGrowing mistrust between the United States and Europe is evidenced by Donald Trump's reaction to European Commission fines imposed on Google for competition law violations.
accountRussia has attempted to become more autonomous from the United States by establishing domestic equivalents to US services, such as Yandex for Google and vKontakte for Facebook.
quoteDonald Trump described EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager as a "tax lady [who] hates the US" in response to the European Commission imposing fines on Google for violations of European competition law.