Erlang was developed by Ericsson, a Swedish company.

You’re not wrong, but let’s not oversimplify things. While US influence is very strong here, the government also isn’t going to do anything that could cost them the next election. Similarly, the opinions of the EU and other European countries matter. And major European powers like Germany, France and Spain have been more willing than our own government to push back against US influence. The USA also hasn’t been a great ally recently. So if public opinion or EU influences push back against this strongly enough, that could definitely make a difference.

I’m curious to see whether the Dutch news will pay any attention too this matter.