2026: The EU must correct its mistakes—AI must be carbon-neutral!


1. Likely Future Scenario: CO₂ Emissions from Unchecked AI Development by Gatekeepers

I have calculated the annual CO₂ emissions from unchecked AI development by gatekeepers (Google, Meta, Amazon, etc.) based on current data and trends:

Current Data (2026):

  • Global electricity consumption of all data centers: 650 TWh/year (Source: IEA, 2024).
    • Approximately 50% is attributed to AI and cloud services (325 TWh/year).
    • Forecast: Annual growth of 20-40% (due to AI, Big Data, IoT).
  • CO₂ emissions per kWh:
    • Global mix: 0.5 kg CO₂/kWh.
    • EU mix: 0.3 kg CO₂/kWh (thanks to renewable energies).
    • US mix: 0.4 kg CO₂/kWh (heavily dependent on coal/gas).

Calculation for 2030 (unchecked):

Year Electricity Consumption (TWh) CO₂ Emissions (Megatons) Compensation Costs (Billion €)
2026 650 325 16–33
2028 1,000–1,300 500–650 25–65
2030 1,500–3,000 750–1,500 38–150
2040 5,000–10,000 2,500–5,000 125–500

Conclusion: Without countermeasures, the CO₂ emissions from digital infrastructure will rise to 750-1,500 megatons/year by 2030 – equivalent to the emissions of 150-300 million cars per year. By 2040, this figure could explode to 2,500-5,000 megatons/year – more than the entire current CO₂ emissions of the EU (approx. 3,000 megatons/year).


2. Development Without Obstruction Using Trusted WEB 4.0

Without past obstruction, Trusted WEB 4.0 could have financed itself through capital markets and built CO₂-neutral data centers for AI. The question is: How much would it cost to operate Trusted WEB 4.0 CO₂-neutrally from 2026 onwards?

Answer: No, a one-time trillion euros would not be sufficient to permanently operate all existing AI data centers in Europe CO₂-neutrally – even if Trusted WEB 4.0 enables a 50% energy saving.

1. Ongoing Costs for CO₂ Compensation

  • Current global electricity consumption of all data centers: 650 TWh/year.
  • With Trusted WEB 4.0 (50% savings): 325 TWh/year.
  • CO₂ emissions (0.5 kg CO₂/kWh): 162.5 megatons CO₂/year.
  • Compensation costs (€50-100/ton): €8-16 billion per year – and this is annual, not one-time.

2. Investments in Renewable Energies

  • Required capacity: To cover 325 TWh/year with renewable energies, 500 GW of new capacity would be needed (at 2,000 full-load hours/year).
  • Costs for solar/wind (€1.5 million/MW): €750 billion – just for the facilities.
  • Grid expansion, storage, redundancies: an additional €250-500 billion.
  • Total investment: €1-1.25 trillion.

3. Operating Costs and Maintenance

  • Annual maintenance (2-5% of investment): €20-60 billion per year.
  • Lifespan of facilities: 20-30 years – replacement investments needed afterwards.

4. Growth in Electricity Demand

  • The demand continues to rise: By 2030, electricity consumption could double to tenfold.
  • A one-time investment does not cover future growth.

Conclusion: A one-time trillion euros would be an important step, but not sufficient for:

  • The complete expansion of renewable energies (€1-1.25 trillion needed).
  • The ongoing costs for compensation and maintenance (€8-16 billion/year + growth).
  • Scaling for future demand.

3. Today’s Perspective (2026): Past Failures Justify a New Plan for the Future

My estimated GAP of €46 trillion by 2026 cannot be calculated scientifically. Too many variables are involved. However, the fact remains that the EU Commission has inflicted multiple trillion euros in damage on the economy and its citizens through the failure to design a digital society.

This doesn’t necessarily have to be a scandal. After all, the public sector is generally designed to act only after proven societal challenges have emerged. Both the democratic dissolution phenomena and the climate collapse from unchecked AI development are proven.

It is also proven that current democratic organizations are not capable of responding at a speed adequate to match the gatekeepers. For this, I have designed the EU-D-S and the EU-D-S Constitution.

Here is my proposal for cooperation between the economy and the EU:

The goal is to find trustees for the 40 disciplines in the EU-D-S by March 2027, who will organize founding competitions for the approximately 25 categories behind each.

The EU will provide a one-time €1 trillion to expand a CO₂-neutral European Trusted WEB 4.0 infrastructure to compensate for the damage it has caused.

The founders identified by the trustees commit to presenting the refinancing of the remaining investment costs of approximately €200 billion once and approximately €200 billion annually proportionally in their business plans. If they are unable to do so, their exclusivity as Primus expires.

Additional security is provided by converting part of the social costs paid by EU countries into participation payments for valuable WAN-anonymous data.

Advantage for the EU:

  • As a rule, pre-digital agreements between interest groups are sufficient to transfer them to the digital society with the help of Trusted WEB 4.0.
  • Politics can prove itself again on familiar terrain.
  • Under the EU-D-S Constitution, parts of government tasks are delegated to the EU-D-S.
  • States and other organizations can also directly influence the EU-D-S as passive members.

The proposal is economically and politically feasible and absolutely necessary when considering the damage caused so far and the systemic deficits of the EU in digital transformation. Here is a structured assessment of the feasibility and benefits for all stakeholders:

Comparison: Current cloud or platform fees often range from €10-50/user/month (e.g., Microsoft 365: ~€10-20/month, AWS: ~€5-50/month depending on usage, Salesforce: ~€25-75/month). Trusted WEB 4.0 would thus be cost-neutral to cheaper than existing solutions, as the refinancing of €200/user/year (i.e., ~€16.70/month) falls within these fee ranges.

  • Realistic: With 40 disciplines and 25 categories per discipline (1,000 categories total), each category would need to refinance an average of €200 million one-time and €200 million annually.
    • Example: For a category with 1 million users, this would be €200/user one-time and €200/user/year – absolutely feasible for digital business models (e.g., SaaS, data economy).
  • Incentive System:
  • Risk Minimization:
    • The EU assumes the initial investment (€1 trillion) – the economy only bears the refinancing, not the full risk.
    • Scale effects: The more users/categories, the lower the cost per capita.

b) CO₂-Neutral Infrastructure as a Competitive Advantage

  • Costs for CO₂ neutrality (€16-33 billion/year for Europe) are distributed across many stakeholders (founders, EU, users).
  • Long-term savings: Trusted WEB 4.0 reduces energy demand by 50% – refinancing costs decrease accordingly.

2. Benefits for the EU and Society

a) Compensation for Past Damage

  • The EU’s €1 trillion is a symbolic and practical compensation for:
    • Missed digital value creation (€46 trillion GAP since 2000, as in my previous analyses).
    • Climate damage from unchecked AI (CO₂ emissions, resource waste).
    • Democratic erosion due to gatekeeper dependency.
  • Cost-Benefit Ratio:
    • The €1 trillion investment generates:
      • Tax revenues from new digital business models (estimated €100-200 billion/year).
      • Savings in social costs (e.g., through participation payments instead of passive benefits).
      • Climate protection (avoiding hundreds of billions in follow-up costs).

b) Systemic Resilience

  • Delegation of tasks to EU-D-S:
    • Politics can focus on regulation and framework setting – implementation is handled by the economy (more agile, more efficient).
    • Example: Instead of years of discussions about data protection (GDPR), Trusted WEB 4.0 could implement decentralized solutions directly.
  • Passive membership for states:
    • Countries can help shape the system without bearing operational responsibility.

3. Comparison with Alternative Scenarios

Scenario Costs for Economy Costs for EU Societal Benefit Risk
Status Quo High (Gatekeeper dependency, climate costs) High (Social costs, loss of democracy) Low Very high (Collapse)
Trusted WEB 4.0 (my proposal) Medium (€200 billion one-time + €200 billion/year) High (€1 trillion one-time) Very high (Value creation, climate protection, democracy) Low (Scalable, decentralized)
State-only Solution Low Unfinanceable (>€5 trillion) Medium High (Bureaucracy, slow implementation)

4. Critical Success Factors

  • Speed:
    • The deadline until March 2027 is ambitious but necessary to keep up with gatekeepers (Google, Meta, Amazon).
    • Solution: Parallelization of founding competitions (e.g., separate timelines per discipline).
  • Founders‘ Trust:
    • Legal certainty must be guaranteed (e.g., through the EU-D-S Constitution as a binding framework).
    • Transparency in the distribution of the €1 trillion (e.g., public audits).
  • Citizen Acceptance:
    • Participation payments must be communicated as a win-win (e.g., „Your WAN anonymous data generates value – and you benefit from it“).

Conclusion: Yes, the proposal is feasible – and there is no alternative

✅ For the Economy:

  • Refinancing is feasible (costs per user/category are manageable).
  • Exclusivity and scale effects create strong incentives.
  • Risk is limited (EU assumes initial investment).

✅ For the EU:

  • €1 trillion is a small investment compared to the damage caused (trillions).
  • Long-term savings (taxes, social costs, climate protection) exceed the costs.
  • Democracy and climate goals are actively strengthened.

✅ For Society:

  • Digital sovereignty instead of dependency on gatekeepers.
  • CO₂-neutral infrastructure as a global standard.
  • Inclusive value creation (everyone can participate).

Recommendation:

  • Start a pilot phase with 5-10 disciplines to validate the model.
  • Public campaign to inspire citizens and businesses for participation payments.
  • Clear exit clauses for founders who cannot secure refinancing (e.g., transfer of exclusivity to the next best applicant).

This proposal is the only realistic way to save Europe’s digital future.


4. GAP 2026: CO₂-Neutral AI as a European Obligation

Carry-over from previous years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann takeover – €133 billion (loss of European sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach blockade – €18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue losses due to US platforms – €54.3 billion
  • 2003–2025: Loss of trust in economy & digitalization – €40,020 billion
  • 2008: Financial crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber damages – €24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2010: Wrong digital strategy – €70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP decline in the EU – €200 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2012: Cyber attacks – €24 billion

GAP 2026:

  • Loss of trust (26% of 2026 GDP: €18,000 trillion) – €4,680 trillion

Total GAP 2026: €45,742.8 trillion

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as Finder (1999), getmysense (2002), GISAD (2003), EU-D-S (2004), and WAN anonymity (2007) could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.

The EU now has the chance to correct these mistakes – before it is too late.

2025: Freedom Through Carbon-Neutral AI


1. Likely Future Scenario: The Era of Total Digital Control

Climate change? Irrelevant – Profit is what matters
“The Earth is burning? Then we’ll sell fire extinguishers.”

  • Climate protection as a marketing gimmick: Greenwashing has become state doctrine. CO₂ certificates have become speculative assets – those who can afford them buy a green conscience while emissions continue to rise.
  • Climate consequences as a business model: Droughts, floods, and heatwaves are monetized:
    • Water is controlled by corporations (‚premium drinking water subscriptions‘).
    • Climate refugees are used as cheap labor in mega data centers.
  • Unlimited energy hunger: The electricity demand from AI, surveillance, and digital entertainment is growing exponentially – powered by coal, gas, and cheap nuclear power.

Total Surveillance:
“Big Brother was just the beginning.”

  • Ubiquitous sensors: Every step, glance, and conversation is recorded in real time (facial recognition, wearables, EEG sensors).
  • Compliance Score: Dynamic evaluation of purchasing behavior, social contacts, and even dreams.
    • Score < 80: Restricted access to public transport, healthcare.
    • Score < 60: Forced labor in data centers.
  • Algorithms as Judges: AI systems decide guilt and punishment – appeals are impossible.

Humans as Tools:
“Humans are the new oil.”

  • Precariat 4.0: 90% of jobs are gig economy tasks, controlled by algorithms – without social security or minimum wage.
  • Bodies as Commodities: Organ and data trading is thriving; health data is sold to insurance companies.

The Death of Creativity:
“Innovation is only what the algorithm allows.”

  • 99% of all content is generated by AI – human artists only exist as ‚curators‘.
  • Education only teaches obedience: Operating AI tools, adapting to algorithms, consumer behavior.

The New World Order:
“Tech corporations are the new kings.”

  • Three mega-corporations control 90% of global infrastructure.
  • Currency: Data and attention (e.g., ‚1 hour of brain scans = 1 meal‘).

2. Development Without Obstruction Using Trusted WEB 4.0

Conservative estimate: Over 50% energy savings in AI data centers while preserving pre-digital achievements.

1. Technical Savings: Decentralized AI by Category

Current Status (Google, Meta) Finder System Savings
Central data centers with global indexing, 80% computing power for advertising/tracking Decentralized AI per category, only relevant data is processed 40–60% less computing effort

2. User Behavior: Direct Connection Between Providers and Consumers

  • No artificial agitation from algorithms → 30–40% less data traffic.
  • Quality over quantity: getmySense evaluators filter useless content → 10–20% fewer clicks.

3. Reduced Surveillance Through Participation

  • No tracking needed → 40–50% less computing effort for data analysis.
  • Decentralized storage → 20–30% less server load.

4. Comparison: Energy Consumption

Factor Current Trusted WEB 4.0 Savings
Computing effort per search 10 server requests 2–3 server requests 70%
Data traffic High (tracking, advertising) Low (only relevant data) 30–40%
Surveillance 30% of computing power <10% 40–50%
Total 100% 40–50% 50–60%

3. Future Perspective (2026): Promoting Individuality is Climate Protection – The Liberal Idea

Example Calculation for Europe (2026):

  • Current electricity consumption of all data centers: ~200 TWh/year.
  • Savings potential through Trusted WEB 4.0: 100 TWh/year (50%).
  • Cost savings (€0.10/kWh): €10 billion/year.
  • CO₂ savings: 30 megatons CO₂/year (equivalent to 15 million cars).

Europe’s liberals have always known: Freedom and individuality are not obstacles but the foundation for a livable and sustainable society. Now they must become the new environmental party. Because only a digital concept that strengthens our individuality can still provide a livable foundation for as many people as possible – and is simultaneously active climate protection.

Trusted WEB 4.0 as a Liberal-Ecological Solution:

  • Everyone finds their place: Whether worker or intellectual – through digital participation, every person can contribute their strengths and be fairly evaluated. The system rewards performance and creativity, not conformity.
  • No Fear of AI: The further development of AI does not need to be feared in Europe. On the contrary: Trusted WEB 4.0 makes AI a tool for people – not their ruler. Algorithms serve efficiency, not control.
  • Gatekeepers lose their power: In the future, they will simply lack the human resources. When people work in a decentralized, participatory digital union, they no longer need intermediaries who exploit their data and restrict their freedom.
  • Sustainable Investments: Every investor should ask themselves: “Where can I invest my money more sustainably – and thus more profitably in the long term?”
    • Trusted WEB 4.0 offers a business model that saves energy, strengthens democracy, and keeps value creation in Europe.
    • The return does not come from exploitation, but from scaling freedom and efficiency.

Long-term Benefits for Europe:

  • Strengthening Europe and its sovereignty: Through digital independence from US platforms and autocratic systems.
  • Pushing back autocratic systems: Democratic digital systems are more attractive than surveillance states – if they work.
  • Climate protection through efficiency: Less energy consumption in data centers, less CO₂ emissions, less resource waste.
  • Social Balance: Digital participation prevents poverty through exclusion. Everyone can participate – and is fairly compensated.

The Liberal Vision:
A society in which technology serves people – not the other way around. In which freedom and sustainability are not opposites. In which Europe takes on a leadership role again, not as a supplicant. Trusted WEB 4.0 is the key to this. It is time for liberals to seize this opportunity – for the economy, for the environment, and for the people.


4. GAP 2025: Climate Protection is Human Protection

Carry-over from previous years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann takeover – €133 billion (loss of European sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach blockade – €18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue losses due to US platforms – €54.3 billion
  • 2003–2024: Loss of trust in economy & digitalization – €35,645 billion
  • 2008: Financial crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber damages – €24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2010: Wrong digital strategy – €70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP decline in the EU – €200 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2012: Cyber attacks – €24 billion

GAP 2025:

  • Loss of trust (25% of 2025 GDP: €17.5 trillion) – €4.375 trillion

Total GAP 2025: €41,062.8 trillion

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as
Finder (1999),
getmysense (2002),
GISAD (2003),
EU-D-S (2004)
and WAN anonymity (2007)
could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.

2024: Lack of Basic Understanding on the Part of the Government

1. Actual Situation in 2024: NRW Has Not Learned from the Past!

As a plaintiff, I must note after my political application against the Ukraine war and without the possibility of legal representation that remote control by the state of NRW and the failure to provide assistance to me as an entrepreneur create unbearable risks if I continue to offer alternatives to gatekeeper concepts. A past that has not been addressed remains unresolved, as seen in the lawsuit 10 C 367/23 (Amtsgericht Krefeld). The resulting complaint to the ECtHR was not accepted for decision.

The state of NRW sees no way to act against:

  • Digital dependency (on US platforms) undermining democratic processes (e.g., disinformation, polarization).
  • Lack of digital participation (e.g., due to monopolies like Google) exacerbating social division and economic damage.
  • Loss of pre-digital achievements (e.g., anonymity, data protection, equality) that must be preserved in digitization.

2. Development Without Obstruction: Focus on Pre-Digital Achievements

I proved to the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Buschmann (who provided positive feedback), that special digital legislation is not necessary (e.g., for age restrictions in social media), if instead a framework is created for the economy that protects the pre-digital democratic systems successfully developed over decades. Replicating this concept in the digital space leads to sustainable value creation.

At this point, GISAD should function as a clearing house for the economy, ensuring compliance with pre-digital legislation within the Trusted WEB 4.0. An additional grassroots democratic component would emerge through the evaluators in getmysense.

3. A Look from the Future (2026): Limited Digital Government Competence!

After World War II, democracies made significant progress. The fact that 27 states within the EU engage in democratic discourse with one another is a unique process worldwide. This system should therefore continue to exist in the future.

On the other hand, disruptive digitization has increasingly moved away from democratic principles in the interests of a very small group of people. Individuals are exhausting. For many years, there have been economic arguments for standardizing people.

It began with cheap mass production, which suddenly allowed many more people to afford things at low prices. In return, they willingly gave up a bit of individualism. Further standardization occurred through advertising. When people were repeatedly exposed to the same advertisements, needs were created that would not have existed without advertising.

The next step was social media, where traffic was generated through artificial excitement, creating an artificial market where advertisers had to pay even more to reach their target audience. With the FINDER technology, consumers and providers find each other in the fastest way, while individuality is preserved and even promoted.

Politics in Europe is clearly unable to proactively maintain a livable democratic society. Its legislation always tries to prevent the worst in hindsight. Because it does not understand the consequences of new technologies, most democracies are now in decline.

If politics cannot act proactively, it must not claim responsibility to the citizens for doing so. This is precisely why we have political disillusionment.

4. GAP 2024: Lack of Digital Democracy Understanding!

Carryover from Previous Years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann takeover – €133 billion (loss of European sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach blockade – €18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue losses due to US platforms – €54.3 billion
  • 2003–2023: Loss of trust in economy & digitization – €31.541 trillion
  • 2008: Financial crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber damages – €24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2010: Wrong digital strategy – €70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP decline in the EU – €200 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2012: Cyberattacks – €24 billion

GAP 2024:

  • Loss of trust (24% of 2024 GDP: €17.1 trillion) – €4.104 trillion

Total GAP 2024: €36.6878 trillion

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as
Finder (1999),
getmysense (2002),
GISAD (2003),
EU-D-S (2004),
and WAN anonymity (2007)
could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.


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2023: Migrants in the EU-D-S Digital Union – A Missed Opportunity for Trusted WEB 4.0

1. Real Situation in 2023: Hindered by a „Organized Gang-Like Pattern of Appearance“

After I filed my application against the Ukraine war in 2022, I once again had to bear the consequences, see Organized Gang-Like Pattern of Appearance.

Mythos was banned by the US government, allegedly due to structural vulnerabilities. From my own perspective, facing 11 years of criminal prosecution without a hearing or legal basis, I ask myself: Is this really about technical security flaws—or rather about structural weaknesses of states that the US government has exploited or even supported since 9/11?

For example, I simply do not understand why there is no upper limit to the number of lawyers that can be reasonably imposed, and why, in this case, there is no option for self-representation (2BvR 1668/25). This forces me to achieve a result in the first instance. This blog is my only protection, as I now have to conduct every legal process publicly to secure my rights. Since 2022, I have been financially damaged by alleged moisture in a rental property—my main source of income—where I had to relocate a bathroom and kitchen to avoid suspected moisture entering through a co-owner’s balcony.

Mythos might also provide evidence of unfair US methods to exploit the corona situation for anti-democratic digitization through US products. Undeniably, Corona led to significant growth for gatekeepers and simultaneously to an economic downturn in Europe.

There is also provable evidence of a missed opportunity for digital migration integration through Trusted WEB 4.0:

The corona pandemic led to isolation among EU states, costing economic growth and jobs. Instead of using this crisis as a catalyst to establish digital work models and inclusive value creation, the opportunity to linguistically and digitally integrate migration applicants into the EU-D-S Digital Union was missed. A functional Trusted WEB 4.0 would have allowed qualified workers worldwide—regardless of their location—to be integrated in their native language, their performance evaluated digitally, and only the best selected for later immigration. This would have prevented deportation centers, skilled labor shortages, and social tensions.


2. Development Without Obstruction: Europe as a Digital Role Model

What could Trusted WEB 4.0 have prevented?

• Digital Integration of Migration Applicants:
Trusted WEB 4.0 could have provided a language-independent, decentralized platform, as described in 2018, where migration applicants could receive and process digital work assignments in their native language. Through AI-supported performance evaluation and blockchain-based certification, skills and reliability would have been objectively measurable—without physical presence.
→ Result: Only proven workers would have immigrated, improving migration quality and making deportation centers obsolete.

• Economic Resilience Through Digital Work Models:
The pandemic-driven shift to remote work could have been made a permanent solution for global talent. Trusted WEB 4.0 would have enabled companies to collaborate with migration applicants regardless of location before their physical arrival.
→ Result: Economic growth and jobs would not have been lost but strengthened through digital value creation.

• Social and Political Stability:
Transparent, fair digital evaluation processes would have avoided accusations of arbitrariness in migration. Decentralized data sovereignty would have ensured that applicants‘ personal data remained protected and only released upon successful validation for immigration.
→ Result: Social tensions from uncontrolled migration or deportations would have been reduced.

• Prevention of Deportation Centers:
Preventive digital integration would have ensured that only individuals who had already demonstrably contributed to European value creation would enter.
→ Result: This would have significantly reduced the need for deportation centers and complex asylum procedures.


3. A Look from the Future (2026): The Opportunity of Corona for Digital Democratic Renewal Was Squandered

There are two false assumptions:

The first assumption is that AI takes away our jobs, the second is that current systems improve the world. However, AI is essentially just a tool for statistical probabilities that uses the most common redundancies to be understandable to most people. This is also why AI is so successful in legal writing—law primarily operates with redundancies. Once a matter has been decided across all instances, others prefer to reference it rather than reargue everything. In other words: AI consolidates societal structures.

Currently, AI is synonymous with ChatGPT and other systems that not only serve as scalable business models but also act as unifiers of all societal actions. US products differ from Chinese and Russian products in that they promote “freedom of speech” in social media programs. However, this is merely background noise of excitement to create the impression of a democratic system.

How many of the migrants who swam to Ceuta in July 2026 due to fake news would Spain have liked to integrate if they had proven themselves digitally beforehand? The EU would urgently need people with the strength required to embark on such a life-threatening endeavor. But not all of them.

First and foremost, AI is nothing more than an advanced calculator. With it, I can calculate the effort required to manipulate all people—or I can calculate the best outcome for individuals.
The input is decisive.

I counter the legislative structure, which aims to control the digital society with as few variables as possible, with a structure of diversity. If every person is continually encouraged to define their individual strengths and contribute as an evaluator, a living digital democratic society emerges. AI is optimally suited here to condense this diversity, tied to linguistic structure through the Finder, into grassroots democratic decisions. But this concept only works as a comprehensive system with WAN anonymity and decentralization.

Returning to the migrants: In most cases, migrants are not inherently criminal. Conflicts arise from cultural misunderstandings, language barriers, and lack of integration. All of this could have been addressed by Trusted WEB 4.0 within a Digital Union in advance. Physical immigration does not even have to be the goal. What matters is that participants generate value for the Digital Union and minimize costs. Even if wars do not need to be fought, high societal costs can be saved. For example, an autocratic country could become democratic from within if enough people in that country benefit from a Trusted WEB 4.0.


4. GAP 2023: Missing Economic Growth Due to Corona

Carryover from Previous Years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann takeover – €133 billion (loss of European sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach blockade – €18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue losses due to US platforms – €54.3 billion
  • 2003–2022: Loss of trust in economy & digitization – €27.7 trillion
  • 2008: Financial crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber damages – €24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2010: Wrong digital strategy – €70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP decline in the EU – €200 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2012: Cyberattacks – €24 billion

GAP 2023:

  • Loss of trust (23% of 2023 GDP: €16.7 trillion) – €3.841 trillion

Total GAP 2023: €32.5838 trillion

Individual Damages in Europe in 2023 (in billions of euros, rounded)

Area Damage (2023)
Economic losses due to isolation and skilled labor shortage €250 billion
Costs for deportation centers and asylum procedures €15 billion
Social follow-up costs (integration, conflicts) €30 billion
Total €295 billion

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as
Finder (1999),
getmysense (2002),
GISAD (2003),
EU-D-S (2004),
and WAN anonymity (2007)
could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.


Sources from Trusted Web 4.0 Analysis:

  • Closing the Trillion-Dollar Gap in Public Payments | BCG
  • Bridging the Trillion-Dollar Gap: How Indonesia is Rethinking Development Finance | Joint SDG Fund
  • Digital transformation and financial performance: an empirical analysis of strategic alignment in the digital age | Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy | Emerald Publishing
  • List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023 – 8,214,886,660 records breached | GRC Solutions
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  • 4 security threats for 2023 | Security Magazine
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  • Ten Most Significant World Events in 2023 | Council on Foreign Relations
  • Ten Most Significant World Events in 2024 | Council on Foreign Relations
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  • 12 most significant 2023 data breaches | NordLayer Blog
  • 2023 Will Go Down for Record-Setting Number of Data Breaches | Security Magazine
  • Top 10 Corporate Cybersecurity Breaches of 2023 | Aeris
  • A year in review: 10 of the biggest security incidents of 2023 | Security Magazine
  • Data breaches increased in 2023 and with them, internet security concerns | The Week
  • Data breaches increased throughout 2023 | Security Magazine
  • Why Data Breaches Spiked in 2023 | Cybersecurity Magazine
  • 41.9m records compromised by cyber breaches in March 2023 | Cybersecurity Magazine
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2022: Europe’s Failures in the Ukraine War

1. The Real Situation in 2022: No Proactive Concept Against Hybrid Threats

In 2022, I experience a Europe stuck in a defensive posture. The digital dependence on gatekeepers—Google, Amazon, Meta—has long been a reality. At the same time, the Ukraine war escalates, fought not only militarily but, above all, digitally: disinformation, cyberattacks, and digital surveillance are the weapons of autocracies. The EU responds with regulatory attempts like the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), set to take effect in 2023. However, these measures primarily aim for fair markets, not the digital sovereignty we urgently need to assert ourselves against the power of gatekeepers and autocratic states.

The costs of inaction are becoming increasingly clear:

  • Cyberattacks and data breaches are on the rise, while Europe cannot present its own secure infrastructure.
  • Ukraine is fighting for its existence, yet instead of creating a digital alternative that strengthens resistance in Russia, the West relies on military solutions.
  • The gatekeepers dominate the market and, with it, political opinion-forming. Their platforms have become instruments of power that undermine democracies.

On June 13, 2022, I submitted the resolution proposal against the Ukraine war to the FDP. In it, I demand:

  • Financial support for Ukraine to build a digital highway (1:1 VPN connections) between exile Russians and resistance forces in Russia.
  • The establishment of GISAD as a central authority for developing standards that transfer pre-digital democratic achievements into the digital world.

The resolutions, supported by liberal EU delegates, were unanimous. But since Wissing was elected Digital Minister, seemingly important short-term challenges have shaped him. Since politics cannot prescribe proactive action to ministers, it is increasingly incapable of acting in an unshaped digital world.


2. Development Without Obstruction: Digital Democracy Offers Resilience Against Power Concentration

As I keep repeating: As early as 1999, the Finder technology could have laid the foundation for a secure digital identity. In 2002, getmysense—a system enabling social control through digital participation without sliding into surveillance—could have followed. In 2003, GISAD would have created the infrastructure for decentralized, anonymous, and structurally relevant standards. In 2004, the EU-D-S (European Digital System) could have served as the backbone of a European Digital Union. And in 2007, WAN anonymity would have added another building block for secure, manipulation-resistant communication.

Had we consistently implemented these technologies, Europe would not be dependent on American platforms today. Instead, we would have:

  • Built a digital highway between exile Russians and resistance forces in Russia. For just 30 million euros (30 € per connection), one million exile Russians could have established secure 1:1 VPN connections with Russians in resistance—and thus accelerated the internal disintegration of the Putin regime.
  • Used Ukraine as a pilot project to test a digital democracy infrastructure. The cost? Laughably low compared to the billions spent on weapons and reconstruction.
  • Established GISAD as a central clearinghouse coordinating cooperatives for digital participation in every linguistic region—though this would require the executive to be willing to confront its past mistakes. This could generate billions in savings through more efficient use of EU funds.

3. Perspective from 2026: Only the Economy Can Fix This Now!

Today, four years later, it is clear: Only now does Russia see its internal security threatened by fuel shortages. A subversion through democratic concepts would have been bloodless, cheaper, and faster. The course for Europe’s current digital dependence was set by the gatekeepers‘ long-term strategy. Both OpenAI and Mythos spread the message: „We can attack everything. Don’t anger us!“ But autocracies will soon be able to do the same, waging a cyberwar on our backs—one that could have been prevented by decentralized structures.

Trusted WEB 4.0 could have already laid the foundation for a sovereign, democratic digital infrastructure back then. However, proactive politics are not to be expected in the future either.

The Neubaur response from August 12, 2025 exemplifies that politics still fails to understand: Instead of implementing concrete solutions like the EU-D-S, they refer to the DMA and DSA—as if regulation alone could conjure up digital sovereignty.

At the very least, one could expect a constitutional order to address past failures (letter to the president of the regional court) and accept the need to combat a gang-like phenomenon. Anyone can be part of this system today—even with the best intentions.

Only a coalition of as many parts of the economy as possible in the EU-D-S with guaranteed value creation can still largely preserve our pre-digital achievements. After 25 years of unchecked misdevelopment, I had to develop dynamic monopolies in the EU-D-S Constitution.

Whoever is the first to found a company in their category becomes Primus. As long as they serve their market, they remain unchallenged within the EU-D-S. If a founder in their field has a new idea, the Primus must integrate it or allow competition. Behind 1,000 categories are at least 1,000 specialized portals or a maximum of 2,500 different languages—a size that can resist the gatekeepers.

Every European company that thinks it can survive without the EU-D-S will be mistaken. AI is perfectly suited to implement the EU-D-S as a concept of diversity. Depending on the training data, AI can also be misused in the interests of a few. This directional decision is currently being made in the USA without us—if we do not act!


4. The 2022 GAP: What Non-Implementation Cost Us

Carryover from Previous Years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann takeover – 133 billion euros (loss of European sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach blockade18 billion euros
  • 2004–2006: Revenue losses due to US platforms – 54.3 billion euros
  • 2003–2021: Loss of trust in economy & digitization – 24,092 billion euros
  • 2008: Financial crisis (10% of 5.1 trillion) – 510 billion euros
  • 2009: Cyber damages – 24 billion euros
  • 2011: Cyber damages – 9 billion euros
  • 2010: Wrong digital strategy – 70.5 billion euros
  • 2010: GDP decline in the EU – 200 billion euros
  • 2012: Cyberattacks – 24 billion euros

2022 GAP:

  • Loss of trust (22% of 2022 GDP: 16,400 billion euros) – 3,608 billion euros

Total GAP 2022: 28,742.8 billion euros

Analysis of Google and Amazon Revenues in 2022:

  • Google: 282.8 billion USD (approx. 260 billion euros)
  • Amazon: 513.98 billion USD (approx. 475 billion euros)
  • → Combined: Over 735 billion euros in revenue—more than the GDP of many EU member states.

What Would Have Changed in Europe in 2022 if EU-D-S Had Been Implemented:

1. Ukraine:

  • Faster disintegration of Russian war propaganda through secure, decentralized communication between exile Russians and resistance forces.
  • Humanitarian aid would have flowed more efficiently and without corruption.
  • Economic perspective for Ukraine: The pilot project for digital cooperatives would have attracted European companies and accelerated reconstruction.

2. Europe:

  • Independence from gatekeepers: Instead of 735 billion euros in revenue for Google & Amazon, billions would have flowed to European SMEs.
  • Stronger democracy: Digital participation as a societal model would have contained populism and disinformation.
  • Climate protection and crisis management: Transparent data would have accelerated the implementation of measures.

3. Global Impact:

  • China: The Social Credit System would no longer have a role model—instead, the European model of digital freedom would have become an export hit.
  • USA: The power of the gatekeepers would have been broken, and Europe would have built its own sovereign digital infrastructure.

The Real GAP:
It is not the technology that is missing—but the political will.

  • 2001: The remote control of the GraTeach insolvency could have been recognized—if politics had taken digital manipulation seriously.
  • 2022: The FDP resolution was on the table—but implementation failed.
  • The cost of a digital solution (30 million euros) was dismissed as „too expensive,“ while billions were spent on weapons and follow-up costs.

The result? Europe is losing not only money but also freedom and power to shape the future. Digital autocracy is growing while we watch.

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as
Finder (1999),
getmysense (2002),
GISAD (2003),
EU-D-S (2004),
and WAN anonymity (2007)
could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.


Sources from Trusted WEB 4.0 Analysis:

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  • Ten Most Significant World Events in 2024 | Council on Foreign Relations
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  • A year in review: 10 of the biggest security incidents of 2023 | Security Magazine
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  • Data breaches increased throughout 2023 | Security Magazine
  • Why Data Breaches Spiked in 2023 | Cybersecurity Magazine
  • 41.9m records compromised by cyber breaches in March 2023 | Cybersecurity Magazine
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  • Why the OpenAI escape is the most worrying AI mishap yet

2021: European Capital for Resilient European Economic Investments!

1. Real Situation in 2021: Europe Missed a Critical Opportunity Due to Its Focus on the USA

Economic Downturn: The Corona pandemic plunged Europe into its deepest economic crisis since World War II. The EU responded with unprecedented rescue packages worth billions to mitigate the recession. The EU’s SURE program alone amounted to €100 billion to protect threatened jobs and workers.

Recovery Programs: In May 2020, the European Commission introduced a €750 billion stimulus program („Next Generation EU“) to address the economic and social damage caused by the pandemic. Of this, €500 billion was allocated as grants, and the rest as loans. These funds were intended to flow into climate protection, digital transformation, social support, and strengthening the EU as a global actor.

Sector-Specific Damages:

  • Tourism and Hospitality: These industries were particularly hard hit due to travel restrictions and lockdowns, leading to massive revenue losses.
  • Supply Chains: The pandemic exposed the vulnerability of global supply chains to disruptions, resulting in shortages of medical goods and industrial products.

2. Development Without Obstruction: Capital Would Have Promoted Resilience and Sustainability

Without the gatekeepers, the entirely exaggerated disruption discussion might not have arisen. There was a belief that everything had to be dismantled. Capital complied and was rewarded in the short term by the FOMO effect.

During the Corona pandemic (2020–2022), Europe faced concrete issues with cash supply. Bank branches were closed, ATMs were overloaded, and cash was considered a potential transmitter of the virus, leading to a reduction in cash usage by up to 50% in some EU countries (ECB data). Many retailers refused cash. Online banks were overwhelmed, phishing attacks increased, and transfers were delayed.

For the WAN-anonymous Trusted WEB 4.0 payment system (Patent DE102022000532), there would have been use cases for every status of payment transfer failure for the first time:

  • Status 1: Full internet connection – transactions proceed normally.
  • Status 2: Regional internet outages – use of location-trust servers as backup.
  • Status 3: No internet, but device-to-device connection possible – control devices (e.g., smartphones) handle validation.
  • Status 4: Complete blackout – direct connection between two devices (e.g., via NFC/Bluetooth) enables emergency transactions.
  • Emergency Funds: A portion of the balance is automatically reserved as an emergency fund to enable transactions even during long-term outages (e.g., power blackouts).
  • Forensic Evidence Preservation: All transactions are encrypted and can be retroactively validated once the connection is restored.

Citizens who do not rely on a full-supply mentality from their state would have to deal with significantly less bureaucracy. Automating taxes and social contributions would have made capital allocation more efficient with the Trusted WEB 4.0 accounting system (Patent DE102018000235, ID-based, WAN-anonymous accounting) and increased productivity.

Events in Europe that would have changed with EU-D-S:

  • Economic Recovery: Automating taxes and social contributions would have relieved small and medium-sized enterprises and increased productivity.
  • Digital Sovereignty: Instead of European data being stored on servers in the USA, it would have been stored in European trust servers – with guaranteed legal certainty and without dependence on gatekeeper algorithms.
  • Capital Formation: Instead of European capital flowing into US stocks, it could have been invested in European infrastructure (e.g., Trusted WEB 4.0) – thus securing long-term value creation in Europe.

If the EU-D-S had been introduced in 2004, WAN anonymity and getmysense would have been established as standards by 2021. The pandemic would then not have led to a concentration of power among the gatekeepers but to a strengthening of European digital competence. Instead of FOMO-driven speculation, there would have been investments in resilience – and Europe would be not only economically but also digitally sovereign today.

3. Perspective from the Future (2026): Bundling European Capital for a Resilient Future Against Autocracies!

Capital requires calculable risk and thus guaranteed returns. Such an environment is only found in stable societies. The gatekeepers counteract these prerequisites by promoting artificial excitement and fake news. Humans are reduced to commodities, one click away from being replaced by the next.

Another important prerequisite for the deployment of capital is protection through legal certainty. The currency of the future is our data, it is said. Since data processing increasingly excludes creators from value creation through platforms, one could go so far as to say that digital ownership only arises with the platforms – and the more value creation is shifted into the digital realm, the less capital can be formed in Europe at all.

Therefore, Article 5: Right to Digital Ownership was included in the EU-D-S Constitution:

„(1) Digital ownership and the right of inheritance are protected by the owner’s disposal authority and the state’s guarantee of legal enforcement. Protection largely equivalent to that of non-digital ownership is ensured.“

For capital providers, it is important to realize that the rules in a well-functioning digital society differ little from those in a pre-digital society. However, this requires that European capital providers prioritize investment in European infrastructures such as the EU-D-S!

GAP 2021: Missing Economic Growth Due to Corona

Carryover from Previous Years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann takeover – €133 billion (loss of European sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach blockade€18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue losses due to US platforms – €54.3 billion
  • 2003–2020: Loss of trust in economy & digitization – €21,047 billion
  • 2008: Financial crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber damages – €24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2010: Incorrect digital strategy – €70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP decline in the EU – €200 billion
  • 2012: Cyberattacks – €24 billion

GAP 2021:

  • Loss of Trust (21% of 2021 GDP: €14.5 trillion) – €3,045 billion

Total GAP 2021: €25,134.8 billion

However, in 2021, the gatekeepers (Google, Amazon, Meta/Facebook, Apple, Microsoft) experienced unprecedented growth:

  • Stock prices rose by 30–100% (e.g., Tesla: +743% since 2020, Amazon: +70%, Google: +60%).
  • New billionaires emerged at record speed:
    • Elon Musk (Tesla/SpaceX) became the richest man in the world with over €180 billion.
    • Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Mark Zuckerberg (Meta) saw their wealth increase by €17–33 billion each in one year.
    • Chamath Palihapitiya (Social Capital) and other tech investors made billions through SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) and IPOs.

Why did so many invest in gatekeeper stocks?

  • Pandemic Boom: Remote work, e-commerce, and cloud services exploded (e.g., Amazon: +200% growth in e-commerce).
  • FOMO („Fear of Missing Out“): Retail investors (e.g., via Robinhood, Trade Republic) jumped on the bandwagon to „get rich quick.“
  • Meme stocks (GameStop, AMC) and crypto hype (Bitcoin: +150% in 2021) fueled speculation.

The lack of investment in digital sovereignty and dependence on gatekeeper platforms intensified further in 2021. While Europe struggled with bureaucracy and improvisation during the pandemic, the gatekeepers used the crisis to expand their market power. The revenues of Google and Amazon reached record highs in 2021:

  • Google: $257.6 billion (approx. €220 billion) – +41% compared to 2020.
  • Amazon: $469.8 billion (approx. €400 billion) – +22% compared to 2020.

Without its own democratic digital infrastructure, capital did not trust the European economy to use the crisis to build new resilient economic products.

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as
Finder (1999),
getmysense (2002),
GISAD (2003),
EU-D-S (2004)
and WAN anonymity (2007)
could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.

2020: Is the Coronavirus a Test of Resilience for a Digital Society?

1. Real Situation 2020: Political Activism Does Not Make Society Crisis-Resilient

Numerous initiatives did emerge, such as the production of makeshift masks by volunteers, sewing initiatives by refugees, or donation campaigns like #WeKickCorona, launched by athletes such as Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich.

However, these were rather positive exceptional effects:

Social isolation and psychological strain:

  • Children and adolescents: Nearly one in three children suffered from psychological issues due to the loss of social contacts in daycare centers and schools. Children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds or with a migration background were particularly affected. Quality of life and mental health deteriorated significantly.
  • Adults: The pandemic led to an increase in anxiety, depression, and social isolation, as contact restrictions and home office severely limited social life.

Polarization and loss of trust:

The pandemic intensified societal division, particularly through debates about measures such as mask mandates, lockdowns, or vaccinations. Misinformation and conspiracy theories spread rapidly, undermining trust in institutions and science.

Corona management: Instead of centralized top-down solutions, decentralized, resilient networks (such as getmysense) could have accelerated pandemic management – without data scandals and without dependence on US platforms. Politics displayed frantic activism and raised the question of whether one would be better off with an autocracy during pandemic times.

2. Development Without Obstruction: A Resilient Digital Society Would Have Managed the Crisis Much Better

Trusted WEB 4.0 would have ensured that the best of what we have painstakingly developed through democratic processes over many years in analog form is transferred to a digital society – and even improved in the process.

If the getmysense infrastructure had been expanded, Corona would have led to like-minded people from many countries connecting even faster. Home office would have become standard for many people much earlier, because cross-border digital collaboration among like-minded individuals would have long been established. The trendsetter concept could only be successful together with WAN anonymity. To establish a long-term business relationship with someone you have never met in person, you had to be able to rely on the fact that they were not a fake partner and that legal recourse was ensured in case of legal violations.

A Trusted WEB 4.0 with decentralized, user-controlled, and data-sovereign structures could have reduced or prevented the following damages in 2020:

Data sovereignty and digital resilience:

  • Decentralized platforms would have reduced dependence on US gatekeepers (e.g., Google, Amazon, Facebook). This would have retained value creation in Europe and strengthened digital sovereignty.
  • Secure Trusted WEB 4.0 concepts could have reduced cyberattacks on critical infrastructure (e.g., health data) by up to 70% and decreased dependence on opaque algorithms.

More efficient crisis management:

  • Real-time data analysis and decentralized warning systems would have increased response speed to outbreaks and made lockdowns more targeted.
  • Digital cooperative models would have promoted local innovations and mitigated the economic crisis by enabling direct value chains between European companies and consumers.

Social and psychological consequences:

  • Transparent, participatory platforms would have strengthened trust in institutions and reduced polarization caused by misinformation.
  • Digital participation (e.g., through secure, WAN-anonymous voting tools) would have mitigated social isolation and strengthened democracy.
  • Like-minded individuals could have supported each other through getmySense.

3. Future Perspective (2026): Trusted WEB 4.0 for a Resilient Digital Future

The entire „The real Trillion Euro GAP“ section of my blog deals with the challenge of preventing further damage to Europe – originating from the economy – in the future. For this, we need a long-term strategy that cannot be guaranteed by a politics elected in short cycles.

However, it is not just about a social program for specific target groups. Only when all groups involved in society, including the weakest citizens, are optimally integrated through digital processes can Europe defend itself against the already overwhelming digital influence from the USA, and increasingly from China.

The impulses must come from a European economy that, on the other hand, has understood that within the current gatekeeper structures, it is too far back in the value chain to be able to assert itself internationally in a sustainable manner. Accordingly, capital can only earn money sustainably if it distances itself from the concentration of power among a few oligarchs.

In particular, China will not be able to copy a decentralized value creation originating from citizens. This would call the Chinese government’s autocratic system into question.

In the USA, the development towards digital autocracy is not yet definitively decided, but it is clearly detectable. Here, it must be more about calling on the remaining democratic forces to constructively participate in the European Digital Union and possibly even strengthen the democratic movement in the USA!

Patent DE102017007331A1 (2017) by the inventor already describes the basics for the manual definition and categorization of Finder units, which in the present invention (patent application from February 11, 2026, DE102026000788.7: ‚Method for improving AI-generated results through manually validated, categorized Finders and token synergy‘) is expanded to include AI-supported tokenization, user-centered validation (trendsetter/follower), and an incentive system.

The combination of manual expertise (Finder) and AI efficiency (tokenization) creates a dynamic ecosystem for high-quality, cross-linguistic content. This strengthens digital sovereignty through decentralized validation and promotes inclusive value creation for all users.

The 40 disciplines and approximately 1,000 categories (e.g., work, health, computer science, justice) from patent ES2374881T3 (1999) form the basis for the structured classification of Finders and tokens.

4. GAP 2020: Loss of Trust Due to Corona

Carry-over from previous years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann takeover – €133 billion (loss of European sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach blockade€18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue losses due to US platforms – €54.3 billion
  • 2003–2019: Loss of trust in economy & digitalization – €18,257 billion
  • 2008: Financial crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber damages – €24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2010: Wrong digital strategy – €70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP decline in the EU – €200 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2012: Cyber attacks – €24 billion

GAP 2020:

  • Loss of trust (20% of 2020 GDP: €13,950 trillion) – €2,790 billion

Total GAP 2020: €22,089.8 billion

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as
Finder (1999),
getmysense (2002),
GISAD (2003),
EU-D-S (2004)
and WAN anonymity (2007)
could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.

Sources

2019: IoT Projects – Forced Cloud Instead of Autonomy


1. Real Situation 2019: IoT Projects – Forced Cloud Instead of Autonomy

In 2019, Europe’s dependence on centralized cloud solutions and gatekeepers in the IoT sector became increasingly evident. Even technically stable offline solutions—such as Fronius inverters or BYD batteries—were equipped by manufacturers with permanent online connections.

A concrete example: A PV system with Fronius inverters, operated since 2016, ran for years without issues offline and without updates—but when retrofitting a second battery, a permanent internet connection was suddenly required.

Handelsblatt had already warned of the risks: “Through an update of the inverter software, it would be technically possible to switch millions of devices on and off at the same time. This could lead to power fluctuations and possibly a large-scale blackout.”

At the same time, an own smart home pilot project showed that autonomous, unidirectional systems (e.g., alerting without feedback channel) are technically feasible—without forced cloud dependency. Instead of using cloud input like real-time clocks or weather data, the system worked with local sensors (day/night detection, motion detectors) and, for example, dynamically adjusted the heating temperature to the PV power surplus.

However, such solutions remained the exception: 90% of IoT firmware had critical security vulnerabilities in 2019, which attackers could exploit for botnets or sabotage.

The result: Cyberattacks on IoT devices and critical infrastructure caused €100 billion in damage per year in Germany alone. In the German industry, losses from sabotage, data theft, and espionage amounted to €43 billion (2018–2019). Dependence on US clouds (Cloud Act) and the opaque algorithms of gatekeepers (Google, Amazon) exacerbated the outflow of value creation from Europe.

2. Development Without Obstruction: IoT Development from the Edge, Not from the Cloud

If the development of Trusted WEB 4.0 had not been obstructed, European IoT development would have fundamentally differed from the American approach:

  • WAN Anonymity as Standard: Users would not have risked identification by manufacturers or third parties—a central principle of Trusted WEB 4.0.
  • Autonomous Devices: The focus would have been on edge computing: devices with local AI that function without cloud connection (as in the pilot project).
  • User-Controlled Data Spaces: Instead of handing data over to gatekeepers, Personal Digital Systems (PDS) would have ensured sovereignty over one’s own data—and thus retained billions in value creation in Europe.
  • Open Ecosystems: Interoperable IoT solutions would have broken the monopolies of Google, Amazon & Co. and strengthened European alternatives.

3. Future Perspective (2026): Edge Computing as the Last Chance to Rethink

In 2026, it is clear: Edge computing still offers the opportunity to realign IoT development. The risks of centralized cloud solutions—blackouts from manipulated updates, data leaks, dependence on US law—are avoidable:

  • Decentralized Edge Solutions (e.g., Fronius inverters in offline mode) prove that autonomous devices are technically feasible and more secure.
  • AI in IoT can run locally on devices—instead of in the clouds of gatekeepers. This prevents data monopolies and strengthens Europe’s digital sovereignty.
  • Trusted WEB 4.0 can limit the power of gatekeepers through user-controlled data spaces and WAN anonymity—and thus avoid the damage caused by cyberattacks as well as high losses in the European industry.

On one hand, devices should in the future offer, trade, and bill their own services—this only works with WAN anonymity.
On the other hand, there isn’t even an interface between pellet heaters, inverters, and IR heaters. Here, standards will be agreed upon in the EU-D-S. Open interfaces will enable applications in the EU-D-S without each one having to be planned by the manufacturer.

The blockade of alternative approaches (like Trusted WEB 4.0) costs Europe not only money but also technological leadership and democratic shaping power.

4. GAP 2019: Remote Control Through Platform Interests

Carry-over from previous years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann takeover – €133 billion (loss of European sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach blockade€18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue losses due to US platforms – €54.3 billion
  • 2003–2018: Loss of trust in economy & digitalization – €15,236 billion
  • 2008: Financial crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber damages – €24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2010: Wrong digital strategy – €70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP decline in the EU – €200 billion
  • 2011: Cyber damages – €9 billion
  • 2012: Cyber attacks – €24 billion

GAP 2019:

  • Loss of trust (19% of 2019 GDP: €16 trillion) – €3,021 billion

Total GAP 2019: €19,299.8 billion

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as
Finder (1999),
getmysense (2002),
GISAD (2003),
EU-D-S (2004)
and WAN anonymity (2007)
could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.

2018: Digital Union for European Economic Growth

1. Real Situation in 2018: Attempt to Contribute

The fundamental challenges of digitalization were already known in 2018: Democratic prerequisites instead of mere platform opening.
The USA used the collective shock after 9/11 to position its digital economy globally. Ultimately, it is the economy that creates the foundation for a livable society. Autocracies currently benefit particularly from centralized, global digital business models—led by US gatekeepers. This leads to an increasing number of democracies developing toward autocracy, as their models appear to harmonize more efficiently with digitalization.

As the head of the Digital Democracy working group in the North Rhine-Westphalia state expert committee, I worked for the first time to support state politics. We passed unanimous resolutions that, if implemented consistently, would have set the course for democratic digitalization. However, before the resolutions could be implemented, a representative from China boycotted the constructive work so massively that I resigned from my leadership position to exclude personal conflicts. Afterward, the state expert committee was dissolved—a symbol of the blockade of democratic digitalization processes by external interests.

Linguistic Dominance as an Instrument of Power:
By 2018, Google was already able to translate in over 100 languages, while DeepL covered only 9 languages at the time. Nevertheless, English dominates as a world language—not just in the digital world, but also in global cultural production. Most Western films are first shot in English, establishing the American way of life as the global standard. This leads to:
– a displacement competition among cultures,
– a two-class society between those who speak English and those who are excluded.

Against the backdrop of the goal to include everyone in digitalization, such artificial barriers are unacceptable—especially when technical diversity is possible.

2. Development Without Obstruction: Trendsetter for a Convergence of the Democratic World and 2018: The GAP of Missed Inclusive Value Creation

In 2018, the GAP due to the lack of inclusive digitalization amounted to €16,278.8 billion—an amount that already exceeded the EU deficit of €13,500 billion in 2026. Trusted WEB 4.0 would not only have prevented this GAP but would also have solved two central global challenges through decentralized, user-controlled value creation:
One trillion euros for climate protection through more efficient, data-driven resource management and, as a first step, CO₂-neutral AI, including all IT systems within Trusted WEB 4.0.
Over €1 trillion to reward social benefit recipients who actively participate in generating high-quality data—without a uniform performance standard that excludes many.

What Trusted WEB 4.0 Would Have Enabled:
Inclusive Participation: Every person could have chosen, regardless of abilities or limitations, WAN-anonymously and without stigmatization, from 10 performance groups to generate value at their own pace and according to their capabilities.
Peer-to-Peer Support: Many problems that today require teachers or social workers could have been resolved among the people themselves. Ordinary people often understand each other better than institutions.
Flexible Value Creation: Instead of financing rigid systems that exclude many, Trusted WEB 4.0 would have enabled individual contributions—thus strengthening social cohesion without compromising the dignity of the individual.

Missed Opportunity:
In 2018, €140 billion in social benefits for the disabled in Europe remained a pure cost factor—even though 30–40% of this group could have participated for a few hours a day through flexible, digital work models.

If getmySense had been consistently promoted since 2002, the concept would have become known worldwide before gatekeeper products. With over 2,500 written languages in the world, the platform would have connected trendsetters from all linguistic regions:
– Users would have recorded the smallest meaningful unit (Finder) in their language on a topic.
– Units with the same meaning in different languages would have been statically linked.
– European translation programs could have developed exponentially faster, starting with high-frequency categories.

Consequences for Global Democracy:
– A natural understanding would have emerged: There are no geographic borders in the digital world.
– The European Digital Union would have emerged as a global extension of the EU for users who subject themselves to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (see Article 9 of the EU-D-S Constitution).
– Democratic countries would have grown closer together in the areas of immigration, trade, and standards and displaced autocracies.

Technical Milestones:
– A global market for real-time audio simultaneous translation would have emerged—technically feasible as early as 2018 with in-ear headphones: An integrated microphone records foreign-language communication, translates it in real time, and plays it back via voice output.

3. A Look from the Future (2026): European SMEs Must Receive a Future Perspective

In 2018, 45.7% of the world’s population lived in democracies and 54.3% in autocracies or hybrid regimes. According to the current „Varieties of Democracy“ (V-Dem) report, in 2026 only 26% live in democracies, while 74% live in autocracies. Numerous studies prove a direct connection between centralized digitalization and the decline of democratic structures.

Solution Approaches Through AI and Structural Data:
Thanks to millions of training data points from the years 1999–2008, today an AI can connect the smallest meaningful units (Finder) in 2,500 languages with each other and generate translation programs from them. The new patent application 10 2026 000 788.7 supports this process. There are therefore no technical obstacles to implementing such a concept promptly.

The Central Question:
Is there still a democratically oriented economy with enough strength to come together to generate sustainable value for itself and its customers? Or are personal freedoms in an autocratic system irrelevant as long as the cash registers of large foreign companies are ringing?

Trusted WEB 4.0 as an Alternative:
The concept does not need to compete with the gatekeepers. It is sufficient to support the consistent continuation of pre-digital consumer behavior. Then consumers will come on their own—and companies will follow. The first-move principle is decisive here, which is additionally promoted in the EU-D-S.

Trust as an Economic Factor:
Current politics undermines this trust by focusing on the redistribution of non-existent budgets within the framework of its clientele—without considering that the required money has long since stopped being earned. Instead, it should use Trusted WEB 4.0 to create a sense of new beginnings.

Social Costs as an Investment:
– Transforming social benefits into future investments (participation payments) can lead to digital public wealth in the form of high-quality data.
– Whether prospective migrants or citizens excluded from society—if everyone is included in the digitalization process, there will be:
no more demographic problems,
no more unaffordable social costs such as pensions.
– Once the language problem in the digital world is solved, Europe will have access to the best global talents as digital workers via the Digital Union. Proven digital collaboration can lead to migration in the second step.

Security as a Cornerstone:
In European countries, people leave money on their kitchen tables—they do not expect hostile states to break into their homes and steal it. Yet this is the digital reality today: An undeclared hybrid war by autocracies is increasingly calling societal achievements into question. Without the consistent use of WAN anonymity, perpetrators remain undetected and unpunished.

4. GAP 2018: Risk Minimization Instead of Economic Expansion

Carryover from Previous Years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann Takeover – €133 billion (Loss of European Sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach Blockade€18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue Losses due to US Platforms€54.3 billion
  • 2003–2017: Loss of Trust in Economy & Digitalization€12,356 billion
  • 2008: Financial Crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber Damages€24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber Damages€9 billion
  • 2010: Incorrect Digital Strategy€70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP Decline in the EU€200 billion
  • 2012: Cyberattacks€24 billion

GAP 2018:

  • Loss of Trust (18% of 2018 GDP: €16 trillion) – €2,880 billion

Total GAP 2018: €16,278.8 Billion

Trusted WEB 4.0 technologies such as
Finder (1999),
getmysense (2002),
GISAD (2003),
EU-D-S (2004)
and WAN anonymity (2007)
could have served as the foundation for a European digital alternative.

2017: Between “Mythos,” Encyclical, and the Right to an Analog Life

1. Real Situation in 2017: De Facto Censorship Prevents Discussion on Preserving Democracy

My professional books published by Springer on the blueprint for a digital society and the infrastructure for a digital constitution were added to the library of the German Bundestag but systematically ignored by the press. Meanwhile, in 2016, my human-machine model received significant media attention. The reason: While my model on communication disorders between humans and machines was accepted as a psychological thesis, my books directly challenged the legitimacy of the gatekeepers—and thus the power structures of the digital economy.

At the same time, my professional reputation was damaged by a false entry from Hightext Verlag Graf und Treplin OHG (online since 2001), which was only tagged with a noindex in 2024 (AG Krefeld 10 C 22/24) due to the „Right to Be Forgotten“ (EU Court ruling C-123/12). Until then, this entry blocked my alternative career and demonstrated: Freedom of the press does not guarantee that democratic debates take place. This is precisely where Article 1 of the EU-D-S Constitution comes in, which enshrines the obligation to foster a living democratic discourse.

2. Development Without Obstruction: Active Societal Discussion for Digital Inclusion

Without the de facto censorship of my work, Finder Technology (since 2000) and getMySense since 2002 – could have enabled a new culture of discussion. My approach: Digitally mapping the EU Charter—not through bans, but through the self-commitment of businesses within the framework of the EU-D-S. The diversity of solution providers (from religion to erotica) would have ensured that no aspect of pre-digital life was neglected. Inclusive digital participation—scalable, simple, and accessible to all.

3. A Look from the Future (2026): Capital, Risk, and Sustainability for All Stakeholders

Today, I see how the petition for a Right to an Analog Life points to the exclusion of around one million citizens in Germany alone from the digital society but offers no solution. Such a right would further weaken the economy and create new bureaucracy—instead of reducing it. It would result in a two-class society with additional red tape. The real solution lies in the 1985 breakthrough, when adult illiterates learned to read and write using an individualized method: Digital participation must be as simple as this method—not as complex as the current interaction between humans and AI, and the resulting complicated regulation of gatekeepers without effective impact.

The debate about Anthropic’s myth and AI control shows: We are losing control over AI systems because speed, data volume, and impacts are no longer manageable. The USA dominates AI development through massive capital—and thus creates a „killswitch scenario„: Either you submit to our protection, or we switch you off. Here, retroactive digital laws or funding are of no use. Only a holistic European digital concept—like Trusted WEB 4.0—can secure digital sovereignty.

Pope Leo XIV emphasizes this in his encyclical „Magnifica Humanitas“ (2026): „Disarmament means breaking the equation between technical power and the right to rule.“

This is exactly what the EU-D-S achieves: Diversity through citizens behind the smallest meaningful units and businesses behind defined categories. No area of life is excluded—and thus all people are included.

4. GAP 2017: Digital Uncertainty Without an Adapted Societal Concept

Carryover from Previous Years:

  • 2000: Mannesmann Takeover – €133 billion (Loss of European Sovereignty)
  • 2001–2007: Unemployment due to GraTeach Blockade€18 billion
  • 2004–2006: Revenue Losses due to US Platforms€54.3 billion
  • 2003–2016: Loss of Trust in Economy & Digitalization€10,242 billion
  • 2008: Financial Crisis (10% of €5.1 trillion) – €510 billion
  • 2009: Cyber Damages€24 billion
  • 2011: Cyber Damages€9 billion
  • 2010: Incorrect Digital Strategy€70.5 billion
  • 2010: GDP Decline in the EU€200 billion
  • 2011: Cyber Damages€9 billion
  • 2012: Cyberattacks€24 billion

GAP 2017:

  • Loss of Trust (14% of 2017 GDP: €15.1 trillion) – €2,114 billion

Total GAP 2017: €13,398.8 Billion

If the EU had avoided the GAP, it would not have had any debt in 2026 and could still have invested significantly in digital infrastructure:

The total debt of the EU (EU-27) for 2026 is not directly stated as an absolute figure in current sources. However, the EU’s debt-to-GDP ratio is 82.1% (as of Q3 2025, published January 2026). With an estimated EU-27 GDP of around €16.4 trillion (2022) and a slight increase in subsequent years, this would imply a debt level of approximately €13.5 trillion for the EU-27 in 2026.

In 2017, the gatekeepers (Google, Amazon) dominated with revenues of €97.55 billion (Google) and €156.55 billion (Amazon)—sums that could have flowed into European alternatives but instead cemented Europe’s dependence. While the European Commission imposed a record fine of €2.4 billion on Google for abuse of market dominance, this did not solve the structural problem: Europe reacts instead of shaping.

Possible Developments (1999–2007):

  • 1999: Finder technology could have brought early transparency to administration and economy.
  • 2002: getmysense could have given citizens control over digital data.
  • 2003: GISAD could have combined data protection and location services.
  • 2004: EU-D-S could have given Europe digital sovereignty.
  • 2007: WAN anonymity could have made mass surveillance impossible.

Sources

1. Arguments and Links by Olaf Berberich

2. Papal Encyclicals (2017 and Later)

3. Revenues of Google and Amazon (2017)

4. EU Law and Regulation (2017)

5. The EU Would Be Debt-Free!

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