doops. Member Jun 3, 2020 5,149   OP OP doops. Member Jun 3, 2020 5,149 They're actually calling it Skibidi Toilet...   padsports Member Oct 28, 2017 811 THE FUCK   Sai Prophet of Truth The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 7,014 Chicago i kind of literally can't believe this is real lol can't we all just agree that we're not like, 14-15 years old, and just not post about this shit??? (this is not threadwhining, i'm being fr lmao. are there people who actually want updates on this movie here???) edit: I want a garry's mod movie :(  Potterson Member Oct 28, 2017 7,242 this will be so f**king awful it will be hilarious   HOTSPUR Member Oct 25, 2017 2,299 fucking a   Jawmuncher Crisis Dino Moderator Oct 25, 2017 44,844 Ibis Island This will be bigger than minecraft   Wrexis Member Nov 4, 2017 29,482 Jawmuncher said: This will be bigger than minecraft Click to expand... Click to shrink... I...AM SKIBIDI.  Lord Vatek Avenger Jan 18, 2018 24,759 Seeing 40-somethings get so upset that children like something they don't is always hilarious, ngl.   OP OP doops. Member Jun 3, 2020 5,149 Sai said: i kind of literally can't believe this is real lol can't we all just agree that we're not like, 14-15 years old, and just not post about this shit??? (this is not threadwhining, i'm being fr lmao. are there people who actually want updates on this movie here???) edit: I want a garry's mod movie :( Click to expand... Click to shrink... Oh, I agree. Posted it purely out of fascination, like you were saying lol  Dust C H A O S Member Oct 25, 2017 41,089 Who are they? The skibidi toilets?   Dice Member Oct 25, 2017 28,366 Canada *sigh* it's for the kids, it's for the kids.... it's just a silly movie for kids... .... Sure let Michael Bay do something with this. Nothing really matters. 🌈  SupersonicHypertonic Member Apr 20, 2022 3,526 You thought the Minecraft experience was bad with throwing popcorn? This will be even more insane lol   Charpunk Member Oct 25, 2017 12,540 This timeline is so fucked.   Rhomega Member Oct 25, 2017 7,792 Arizona The idea of a feature length movie is so bizarre I honestly want to see it. Will it still be using Garry's Mod?  OP OP doops. Member Jun 3, 2020 5,149 Lord Vatek said: Seeing 40-somethings get so upset that children like something they don't is always hilarious, ngl. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Not 40-something myself but, I honestly (in a way) love that what was originally a GMOD shitpost became this entire elaborate thing to the point where more people are aware of Skibidi Toilet than GMod or Half-Life. THAT BEING SAID, my entire beef with this being a movie is a) Michael Bay and b) the name.  HellofaMouse Member Oct 27, 2017 8,414 -hollywood is creatively bankrupt. -no it isnt, look at this movie im making  Adam_Roman Member Oct 25, 2017 3,407 600+ million worldwide box office, calling it now.   Iucidium Member Oct 25, 2017 4,303 "The Emptiness Machine" as end credits songs   Luckett_X Member Oct 25, 2017 2,986 Leeds, UK "wHy aRe tEH olDIEs piSSeD thE kiDZ r iLLiteRATE anD wORshIP tOILets"   The Mango Sentinel Member Oct 25, 2017 6,278 This is legit kinda exciting.   BranCrackr Member Oct 4, 2019 1,265 All I can think about is the Simpson's "they changed what 'it' was" quote, and quietly accept that I'm no longer "with it"   a Master Ninja Member Dec 11, 2017 5,722 Is it true that the Skibidi Toilet creator (who presumably is getting a big paycheck from this) is a big Putin supporter?   Machine Law Member Oct 26, 2017 3,654 Who is coming?   Milennia Prophet of Truth - Community Resetter Member Oct 25, 2017 19,755 Florida Skibidi nope   Sai Prophet of Truth The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 7,014 Chicago doops. said: Oh, I agree. Posted it purely out of fascination, like you were saying lol Click to expand... Click to shrink... totally not a dig at you, my sibling in posting. just was thinking out loud!   cursed knowledge Member Mar 15, 2019 3,606 Brazil Sai said: i kind of literally can't believe this is real lol can't we all just agree that we're not like, 14-15 years old, and just not post about this shit??? (this is not threadwhining, i'm being fr lmao. are there people who actually want updates on this movie here???) edit: I want a garry's mod movie :( Click to expand... Click to shrink... i do. i'll see it when it comes out  Bufbaf Don't F5! Member Oct 25, 2017 15,912 Hamburg, Germany Oh man :D This is gonne be something for sure, I binged what there was of the original series a few months ago and it went ... different to what I expected. cursed knowledge said: i do. i'll see it when it comes out Click to expand... Click to shrink... oh buddy. A hundred percent. The Bay interpretation of what there is already is gonna be completely off the rails in the best way.  TrojanAg Unshakable Resolve Member Oct 25, 2017 4,529 Name seems appropriate.   noffles Uncle Works at Nintendo Member Nov 10, 2017 1,249 Machine Law said: Who is coming? Click to expand... Click to shrink... the skibidi toilet people real fans understand the lore  EssBeeVee Member Oct 25, 2017 24,126 is it gonna be an actual human toilet   Mobius and Pet Octopus Member Oct 25, 2017 16,847 More interesting than another transformers movie.   MrY2K Member Aug 30, 2023 371 Lord Vatek said: Seeing 40-somethings get so upset that children like something they don't is always hilarious, ngl. Click to expand... Click to shrink... How am I gonna feel anything if I can't shit on 4th graders?   Gwynn Member Mar 2, 2019 2,474 Idiocracy is now a documentary (。_。).  AgentChris Member Oct 26, 2017 1,230 So this is aliens that attack from the toilet?   Bufbaf Don't F5! Member Oct 25, 2017 15,912 Hamburg, Germany What PEOPLE in this thread see: What COOL PEOLE in this thread see:   Twinduct Member Oct 27, 2017 1,029 Bayhem? What   SomeOneInaHat Member Nov 9, 2017 1,139 Can't wait for the trailer with a slow and sad version of Everybody Wants to Rule the World.   kenjieno Member May 31, 2023 1,719 Is this about rocket-firing toilets? It's the Duchamp of our century then.   Corleth the Fey Member Oct 27, 2017 2,202 Southend on Sea, UK Lord Vatek said: Seeing 40-somethings get so upset that children like something they don't is always hilarious, ngl. Click to expand... Click to shrink... What are 50 somethings supposed to think? Cough, asking for a friend.   Fisty Member Oct 25, 2017 22,604 Well kids do love a movie that recites memes back at them, so i assume this will do Minecraft Movie numbers   Sai Prophet of Truth The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 7,014 Chicago Iucidium said: "The Emptiness Machine" as end credits songs Click to expand... Click to shrink... lmfaooooo no we're definitely getting a NEW-new linkin park song to go with it  Lord Vatek Avenger Jan 18, 2018 24,759 Corleth the Fey said: What are 50 somethings supposed to think? Cough, asking for a friend. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I just assume they hate everything anyway, tbh.   -Tetsuo- Unlimited Capacity Member Oct 26, 2017 14,203 WIll this release in IMAX? Cause if so I will be there.   MF DOOMbot Member Jun 5, 2023 4,017 Can't wait to see Jack Black in this.   Jagi Member May 6, 2025 84 Bufbaf said: What PEOPLE in this thread see: What COOL PEOLE in this thread see: Click to expand... Click to shrink... See, this is what I'm conflicted with. It was a very fun (still is) YouTube short video series made in Gary's Mod for gamers to show how cool Gary's Mod is. It is Half-Life but weird as heck. But now it's so commercialized that I see the toilet everywhere. It's not even ABOUT the toilet, and yet it is now... I wonder how Valve feels about it.  yencid Member Oct 27, 2017 725 Iucidium said: "The Emptiness Machine" as end credits songs Click to expand... Click to shrink... will watch for this.   Phellps Member Oct 25, 2017 13,480 Meme movies are a thing now I guess   plagiarize In varietate concordia Moderator Oct 25, 2017 30,809 Cape Cod, MA My gut feeling is that nothing says 'this is no longer cool' to kids more than 'Michael Bay made a movie based on it'. But we're obviously going to find out.  Bufbaf Don't F5! Member Oct 25, 2017 15,912 Hamburg, Germany Jagi said: See, this is what I'm conflicted with. It was a very fun (still is) YouTube short video series made in Gary's Mod for gamers to show how cool Gary's Mod is. It is Half-Life but weird as heck. But now it's so commercialized that I see the toilet everywhere. It's not even ABOUT the toilet, and yet it is now... I wonder how Valve feels about it. Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

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Slayven Never read a comic in his life Moderator Oct 25, 2017 102,377 First things i turn off, even before i start playing. They are distracting at best, and a waste of GPU/CPU cycles at worst.   Kyrios Member Oct 27, 2017 19,085 Film grain is one of the first things I look for in the Options to turn off, if available lol   Bonefish Member Oct 28, 2017 5,099 all dogshit. also that dumb lens effect they did in star wars outlaws and MHworld (im sure buncha others had it). At least Outlaws patched a way to turn that off.   ann3nova. Member Oct 27, 2017 2,546 I'm cool with motion blur.   Shoichi Member Jan 10, 2018 12,489 I turn all those off the moment I have access to visual options in any game I play   RoKKeR Member Oct 25, 2017 17,115 Motion blur when done right = 100% yes. The others (+chromatic aberration) = no.   Grenlento Member Dec 6, 2023 1,822 They aren't that taxing on resources nowadays right? But yeah, I also turn all that stuff off if I can. I'm also a monster & turn off AA if I can lol  Lylo Member Oct 25, 2017 3,582 No, no and no. Edit: also, the biggest of "no's" for chromatic aberration.  Vincent Grayson Member Oct 27, 2017 7,382 Mount Airy, MD Motion blur seems like the odd one out here, IMO. Film grain just adds absolutely nothing. Bloom might be good in theory but it sure seems like we've improved on what "bloom" was doing at this point. But motion blur makes total sense to me.   MR2 Member Apr 14, 2022 1,367 I'm not bothered enough to turn them off.   xir Member Oct 27, 2017 15,383 Los Angeles, CA Yes No Yes  texhnolyze Shinra Employee Member Oct 25, 2017 26,488 Indonesia No to motion blur and film grain, I always turn them off. Bloom, in the other hand, depends on the implementation and its intensity. Modern bloom is much better than what we saw in PS360 era.  OP OP Slayven Never read a comic in his life Moderator Oct 25, 2017 102,377 RoKKeR said: Motion blur when done right = 100% yes. The others (+chromatic aberration) = no. Click to expand... Click to shrink... i knew i was missing one   Duxxy3 Member Oct 27, 2017 24,801 USA I generally turn off motion blur as a start. Film grain and bloom I typically leave alone, unless it really looks wrong   Hasney One Winged Slayer The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 23,266 Immediately turning them all off when I can, as well as Chromatic Abberation   Wrexis Member Nov 4, 2017 29,482 The last time I left film grain on in a game was Mass Effect 2007.   Outtrigger888 Member Oct 27, 2017 2,664 I shut off chromatic aberration and film grain. I'm cool with motion blur though.   platypotamus Member Oct 25, 2017 10,052 I just have my PC autodetect if I'm on there, and if I'm on a console I dont even look at visual settings unless I need some colorblind fix and didnt find it elsewhere. Tbh I dunno what bloom even is.   RedSwirl Member Oct 25, 2017 10,729 I don't even mind chromatic aberration unless it's really egregious. And I actually prefer leaving motion blur on, especially if it's per-object motion blur.   Sadnarav Member Nov 6, 2019 994 I usually turn them off when I have the option, specially after I bought Final Fantasy Type-0 HD on launch and it had such intense motion blur that moving the camera gave me headaches, so I've never played it past the very start   Rizific Member Oct 27, 2017 6,322 All turned off before starting the game. Really not a fan of purposely shitting up my image quality.   Reinhard Member Oct 27, 2017 7,200 Never with chromatic aberration and film grain. Motion blur is good when per object motion blur, but I don't like motion blur in general.   Roubjon Member Oct 25, 2017 3,089 I like all of it, yeah.   LossAversion The Merchant of ERA Member Oct 28, 2017 11,696 Motion blur can really help at 30fps if it's implemented well but even at 40fps it becomes way less appealing. At 60fps or higher it hurts more than it helps. Film grain... I don't know, I usually just turn it off because it's either not noticeable at all or too noticeable. I have a soft spot for bloom. It can be really effective at adding a bit of whimsy like with the original Oblivion. Chromatic aberration is usually not my cup of tea but there are some games where it worked for me. Sue me, I liked it in Bloodborne. I cannot fucking stand vignettes and it actually killed my desire to play The Witcher 3 because the PS4 version got patched at some point to make the vignetting super dark and distracting with no way to turn it off.  MinerArcaniner Uncle Works at Nintendo Member Oct 29, 2017 7,451 Motion blur is case-by-case. Bloom and film grain can fuck off into the sun.  blazinglazers Prophet of Truth Member Oct 27, 2017 304 Los Angeles As a console player, yeah I fucking love it. Well done motion blur helps the "feel" of 30fps dramatically. Subtle film grain and lens effects can add up to an immersive "cinematic" aesthetic. Of course, all of these things can be abused... but that goes for everything.  Rippa Member Feb 15, 2018 1,343 I'm all for artist vision. If it's on then I don't mind it. If it's off, I won't turn it on.  Uhyve Member Oct 25, 2017 1,290 I stream alot of games from my gaming PC to my bedroom media-ish PC, so I usually disable film grain because I assume it'd hurt compression. Not sure if that's a real thing though, wonder if they do the same by default on streaming services. Otherwise, assuming they aren't horrible implementations, I don't mind any of those effects.  nolifebr Member Sep 1, 2018 12,633 Curitiba/BR No problem with any of those.   SoftTaur Member Oct 25, 2017 688 A very small amount of motion blur can be fine. Everything else is distracting at best.   selfnoise Member Oct 25, 2017 1,555 I don't think I have ever actually seen film grain in a game, I can't tell the difference on or off. Motion blur CAN be good, but it seems like it's always implemented in a stupid way. Bloom feels like kind of a last-gen thing? I guess Veilguard had it. It's fine.  UraMallas Member Nov 1, 2017 24,478 United States Roubjon said: I like all of it, yeah. Click to expand... Click to shrink... At the very least I don't mind it.   hydruxo ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 25, 2017 22,739 Motion blur is alright sometimes, but I turn off bloom and film grain immediately   RPGsandFGCs Member Jun 30, 2024 1,095 California I sometimes leave bloom on, but motion blur is off 100% of the time and film grain is off 95% of the time. I don't fuck with motion blur.  Bear Member Oct 25, 2017 12,314 They're all going off instantly.   Spaggy Member Oct 26, 2017 778 I kinda like film grain, but I'll turn it down to 50% or so if possible. It depends on the game and the look they're going for, but usually I'll turn down those visual settings rather than completely off. Same with camera bob/sway - I'll turn that down to 20% if I can.   secretanchitman One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 9,901 Chicago, IL Hate all of those annoying post-processing effects and I turn (or mod) them off instantly. Give me a clean and native image every time!  J75 Member Sep 29, 2018 7,880 Digital Foundry does lol   Lant_War Classic Anus Game The Fallen Jul 14, 2018 25,288 I like motion blur if well implemented. If you're playing at 60fps or under it helps a fair bit to smooth out the image. CA and film grain depends on the implementation and what the game is going for. Generally I leave them on though unless it's absurdly intrusive  Boopers Member Nov 1, 2020 4,354 Vermont usa I think it's neat!   AppleMIX Prophet of Truth Member Oct 27, 2017 1,851 Nope, auto turn off. Same with chromatic aberration.   contextura Member May 27, 2023 15 Depends on the look the game is going for I guess. Like something like the last of us 2 just looks kind of plain without that added post-processing to give it that filmic look it's going for. But if I'm playing something more inherently gamey then I'll turn them off if they're too obtrusive (also motion blur has to be turned off if I'm using frame gen which creates a kind of motion blur of its own).   RaySpencer Member Oct 27, 2017 5,795 I love them all of they are used well for artistic style. What I hate is all the dithering I see from upscaling in all these games.  TeenageFBI One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 11,332 RoKKeR said: Motion blur when done right = 100% yes. The others (+chromatic aberration) = no. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Chromatic aberration can absolutely be done right, but very few devs show that kind of restraint. It's a good effect to use when taking damage in certain games. Or it could show up when simulating a shitty security camera readout. Or maybe it could only appear as you approach a dangerous/lethal area. I always liked the effect in Teleglitch: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLycSlqVQIU  pioneer Member May 31, 2022 7,297 I love film grain when it's done well. Blue and bloom I don't feel strongly about, but generally some is nice but often I find them overdone.   IceBear Member Nov 20, 2017 1,297 I tend to keep bloom and film grain on as I assumed those are part of the artists' intended vision on how a game should look like. As for motion blur, it depends. It stays on for console 30fps and off if I can hit 60fps on PC.   Eidan AVALANCHE Avenger Oct 30, 2017 9,860 I have no problem with any of them.   inkblot Member Mar 27, 2024 1,091 ✅ Motion Blur ❌ Film Grain  srtrestre One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 19,503 I turn all these off. Also throw in chromatic aberration somewhere in there   Dest Has seen more 10s than EA ever will Coward Jun 4, 2018 16,048 Work motion blur is the first thing i turn off in a game, if i can. the other stuff.... depends on the implementation. can be good.  

Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a press release from the White House, outlining a series of executive orders that overhaul the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and speed up deployment of new nuclear power reactions in the U.S.. From a report: The NRC is a 50-year-old, independent agency that regulates the nation's fleet of nuclear reactors. Trump's orders call for a "total and complete reform" of the agency, a senior White House official told reporters in a briefing. Under the new rules, the commission will be forced to decide on nuclear reactor licenses within 18 months. Trump said Friday the orders focus on small, advanced reactors that are viewed by many in the industry as the future. But the president also said his administration supports building large plants. "We're also talking about the big plants -- the very, very big, the biggest," Trump said. "We're going to be doing them also." When asked whether NRC reform will result in staff reductions, the White House official said "there will be turnover and changes in roles." "Total reduction in staff is undetermined at this point, but the executive orders do call for a substantial reorganization" of the agency, the official said. The orders, however, will not remove or replace any of the five commissioners who lead the body, according to the White House. Any reduction in staff at the NRC would come at time when the commission faces a heavy workload. The agency is currently reviewing whether two mothballed nuclear plants, Palisades in Michigan and Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, should restart operations, a historic and unprecedented process. [...] Trump's orders also create a regulatory framework for the Departments of Energy and Defense to build nuclear reactors on federal land, the administration official said. "This allows for safe and reliable nuclear energy to power and operate critical defense facilities and AI data centers," the official told reporters. The NRC will not have a direct role, as the departments will use separate authorities under their control to authorize reactor construction for national security purposes, the official said. The president's orders also aim to jump start the mining of uranium in the U.S. and expand domestic uranium enrichment capacity, the official said. Trump's actions also aim to speed up reactor testing at the Department of Energy's national laboratories. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

The room was packed for Ori Inbar's keynote. Athena Demos Augmented World Expo (AWE) returns to Long Beach from June 10 to 12, 2025, with its most expansive and ambitious edition to date. Now in its 16th year, the XR industry’s flagship conference will host over 5,000 attendees, 250 exhibitors, and a speaker lineup that reads like a who’s who of immersive tech. As the spatial computing and AI worlds collide, AWE 2025 promises to be a milestone event in the evolution of real-world XR adoption. Ori Inbar, AWE co-founder and CEO, celebrates his 15th annual keynote on stage at AWE 2024. AWE This year’s theme: XR is going mainstream. “The hardware is good enough, the tools are mature, and AI has lowered the barrier to entry,” AWE co-founder Ori Inbar said during a recent interview on the AI/XR Podcast. “There’s no excuse now. It’s a call to builders to create content for every person on this planet.” Collage of people on the Expo floor. AWE AWE 2025 reflects that shift with expanded programming across the board. For the first time, both the conference and expo floor will run for a full three days, preceded by hackathons and a welcome party. Meta, Snap, Niantic, Google, Qualcomm, and XREAL are all sending top executives. Evan Spiegel (Snap), Nolan Bushnell (Atari), and Palmer Luckey (Anduril) headline a packed keynote slate. Shots from AWE Expo 2021. AWE The show will spotlight three subcommunities shaping the future of XR. The new “Builder’s Nexus” showcases top teams from this year’s global hackathons, many of whom are using generative AI tools to build spatial experiences. A dedicated “Gaming Hub” will feature trailers and live demos from 10 VR studios, plus appearances by top content creators like Nacy, Nathie, and SadlyItsBradley. Enterprise XR, which now represents 71% of the market, will be served by a bespoke VIP program tailored to verticals such as healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and defense. “We used to ask what the killer app for XR would be,” said Inbar. “Now we realize it’s AI itself—and vice versa. XR is the killer interface for AI.” Montage of attendees experiencing XR at AWE 2024. AWE The synergy is most visible on the show floor, where nearly every exhibitor will feature some AI integration. Over 20 eyewear companies will be demoing headsets, glasses, and AI assistants. Snap’s next-generation Spectacles will be out in force, worn by hundreds of developers. Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, which sold over 500,000 units in Q1 alone, signal a tipping point for mainstream wearable adoption. And as always, AWE’s Playground will serve as the festival’s beating heart. Larger-than-life installations and interactive demos, including an expanded version of Brett Bushnell’s “Dream Park,” will draw crowds eager to experience the next frontier of computing.Trying out the HoloLens at AWE 2017. AWE For newcomers and veterans alike, AWE remains the must-attend event for anyone working at the intersection of immersive media, AI, and real-world application. “You get a master’s degree in XR in three days,” said AR Insider’s Mike Boland . “There’s nothing else like it.” AWE 2025 may not mark the beginning of the XR era—but it might be remembered as the year it stopped being a niche. Here is a quick preview of some brands and experiences at the show this year.Niantic founder and CEO John Hanke. AWE Niantic Spatial, a newly created company spun out from Niantic Labs, is making a significant debut, with news of three important new partnerships, an invite-only geospatial AI agent and outdoor VPS demo. At its lounge area Niantic Spatial will offer 12 cutting-edge demos highlighting enterprise use cases for spatial technology in warehousing, spatial planning, and immersive entertainment. Brian McClendon will also be delivering a keynote. At Qualcomm’s booth, attendees can check out MR & AR demos spanning various sectors, including entertainment, education, fitness and more. In addition, Ziad Asghar, SVP & GM of XR at Qualcomm will present a keynote titled, Accelerating the Spatial Computing Revolution for Developers and Enterprise. He’ll showcase how Qualcomm is powering the AI smart glass revolution and driving the technology necessary for AI glasses to be a stand-alone product with processing done all on-device, and he’ll highlight and demonstrate its technology leadership across the spectrum of spatial computing, enabling the experiences accessible today and building future proof solutions for the future.Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Snap Inc Evan Spiegel (R) and France's Secretary of State ... More for AI and Digital Technology Clara Chappaz (L) wear the Spectacle Augmented Reality glasses during the inauguration of the group's French headquarters in Paris on May 19, 2025. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images AWE attendees are invited to explore the latest Snap Spectacles activations on the second floor of Long Beach Convention Center, available throughout the event. Snap CEO and Co-Founder Evan Spiegel will take to the Main Stage on Day 1 with exciting new announcements about Snap's AR developer platform, and there will be other Snap talks throughout the show.Xreal founder and CEO speaking at Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara, CA, June 2023. AWE XREAL Sony XYN (/zin/) will unveil its latest immersive technology. Attendees will get an exclusive first look at its newest innovations designed to redefine the boundaries of XR experiences. From cutting-edge hardware including a glasses-free 3D display, motion capture system and XR headsets to groundbreaking software solutions such as Motion Studio and Spatial Capture, Sony XYN will showcase transformative tools that enable the future of spatial computing and immersive content creation. Auki Labs Cellid’s

Tryfonov - stock.adobe.com Opinion Microsoft's ICC email block reignites European data sovereignty concerns Why Microsoft's rhetoric on protecting European users from US government actions does not quite ring true By Owen Sayers, Secon Solutions Published: 23 May 2025 During his recent visit to Brussels, Microsoft chief Brad Smith committed his company to defending European interests from ‘geopolitical volatility’, including the impact of potential US administration interventions. Suggesting that Microsoft is ‘critically dependent on sustaining the trust of customers, countries, and government across Europe’, anyone leaving his session with EU leaders should have reasonably felt buoyed up by his words; but might also have sensibly awaited evidence of the commitments being applied in practice before relying upon them. If so, the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor and his staff have had their Microsoft email and services cancelled in direct response to US government sanctions might come as an unwelcome reality check. According to media reports, ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan had his Microsoft email and other services suspended after the US applied sanctions in February to all ICC staff in response to their investigations into key Israeli politicians. The circumstances of the situation that gave rise to those sanctions are outside the scope of this article, and largely irrelevant to the problems these service suspensions indicate, however. Regardless of the ‘why’, what the service suspensions demonstrate is that Microsoft has the means (and when it comes down to it also possess the will) to do the US government’s bidding and disrupt services to any party deemed to be unacceptable. This is almost exactly contrary to the assurances Brad Smith so very recently gave. The disconnection of prosecutor Khan is a mouse-click heard around the world, and will undoubtedly give anyone using or currently considering the adoption of Microsoft cloud technologies pause for thought. By disconnecting the ICC staff in this way, Microsoft has done themselves some serious damage, and how much may take some time yet to become clear. Immediately after the disconnection became public, the Dutch government and public bodies are reported to have accelerated their examination of non-Microsoft and EU-located alternative services. Meanwhile, several suppliers have indicated an uptick in requests for backup of key data to protect against possible Microsoft disconnections. Press coverage in Germany suggests these concerns are rippling out to them also, whilst the Nordics and France have long made clear that they see a future that is distinctly less Azure in colour. The likelihood or otherwise of further disconnections is unclear, and for most users it should be considered very unlikely that Microsoft will start switching off services for no good reason. With 25% of Microsoft’s global revenues coming from European customers, it is unlikely to act rashly to damage that market, and can generally be counted on to be sensible and not commit commercial suicide – so most customers should not be worried. Nonetheless much of the damage to the confidence of public sector bodies might well have already been done. Governments like to be in control of their own destiny and that extends to digital services and data. When a key supplier they have relied upon for many years shows themselves to be subject to the whims and foibles of a foreign government – friendly or otherwise – most public sector buyers intuitively know it’s time to find an alternative provider “just-in-case”. Having a plan B option is just common sense. The big problem for Microsoft is that in the IT sector “just-in-case” or plan B options, often become strategic plan A directions of travel. And a trickle of departures can quite soon become a flood. Governments are herd animals – when one turns they all tend to follow. I’m not by any measure suggesting we are going to see an overnight exodus. Even if that was technically feasible (which it isn’t in most cases), these organisations are a bit concerned, not panicked. However, these previously affirmed Microsoft user groups are now openly talking about the need for alternatives to the Redmond cloud provider, and that should have Microsoft worried. Concerns that US hyperscalers might be subjected to pressure from US authorities to disclose information have existed for some time but have been broadly assuaged by repeated promises and commitments from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft that they would resist such requests and protect their customers. When it has come to the acid test, however, many clearly feel that Microsoft has failed, and that instead of protecting the ICC as a key pillar of the global legal community, instead acted as an instrument of US policy. To restore his own email access, prosecutor Khan reportedly turned to Proton Mail, the Swiss end-to-end encrypted mail service beloved of whistleblowers and other digital refugees. Proton Mail operate under its own constraints and obligations to disclose information to the Swiss government on demand, but this is limited to IP address info, rather than email payloads, which it is generally accepted they cannot access. In doing so it’s likely that Mr Khan has had to forgo some user functionality and ease of use – but he may feel that’s a small price to pay to protect his office and role from US government influence. That might be a choice others have to make in the months and years to come, since regardless of their choice of cloud provider, the lesson here is that we cannot always trust them to rigorously and strongly protect our data or our services, despite what they may say, or how often they do so. In this case, Microsoft’s actions sadly speak a lot louder than Mr Smith’s words. 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