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> The global internet is dominated by US cultures & laws.

How so?

> The internet shouldn't be the international waters of the world…

Why?

Not OP, but the major websites and services are all US based. That means US copyright laws and takedowns, US data protection (or lack thereof, which the GDPR tried to solve), arbitration, mile-long EULAs, etc

Just make your own major websites and services?

Every other country has their own ecosystem, EU seems to be capable enough.

It's easier for politicians to write laws forbidding stuff and pat themselves in the back than radically changing the economy to foster innovation and investments for EU-based tech companies.

Easy to say, harder to execute. Network effects keep American companies as the main way people communicate, whether it's WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook (or Facebook Messenger), or something else.

why can Russia and China do it, but EU cannot?

Seems strange. EU is capable in everything but silly chat apps and more complex, search engines?

Russia and China have nation-wide firewalls. I know that at minimum, China blocks most or all of Western social media sites. I don't want to live in a bloc of countries that blocks parts of the web "for my protection".

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