Weighted Score:
64
Medium sovereignty because UK-based independent search engine with its own index; European governance but non-EU jurisdiction and limited certifications constrain full EU sovereignty.
Company name: Mojeek Ltd
URL: https://www.mojeek.com
eurotechguide review(s): Not reviewed
Digital services offered: Search
| Criterion | Score | Short Assessment | Long Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOV-1 (strategic) | 3 | UK-based European control (non-EU). | Mojeek Ltd is headquartered in the United Kingdom. As a European but non-EU jurisdiction (similar to Switzerland), strategic control remains outside EU law, yet not under US/China extraterritorial regimes. This aligns with SEAL-3 for meaningful European control. –>SEAL-3 |
| SOV-2 (legal) | 3 | UK jurisdiction comparable to CH. | Mojeek is governed under UK law. While not subject only to EU law,” UK jurisdiction is comparable to Switzerland in European legal standards, supporting meaningful but not full EU legal sovereignty. –>SEAL-3 |
| SOV-3 (data & AI) | 3 | Independent index; EU-only confinement not guaranteed. | Mojeek operates its own independent web index rather than relying on Bing or Google, strengthening processing autonomy. Infrastructure location and routing are not strictly EU-confined, so EU-only data processing cannot be guaranteed. –>SEAL-3 |
| SOV-4 (operational) | 3 | European operation; not EU-anchored. | Operational governance is UK-based. EU-only operation is not structurally embedded, but no US hyperscaler runtime dependency exists. Operational sovereignty is European yet not EU-anchored. –>SEAL-3 |
| SOV-5 (supply chain) | 2 | Global hardware supply dependencies. | Search infrastructure depends on globally sourced hardware and semiconductor supply chains. These material non-EU hardware dependencies limit full supply-chain sovereignty. –>SEAL-2 |
| SOV-6 (technological) | 3 | Independent proprietary search stack. | Mojeek maintains its own proprietary crawler and index, avoiding reliance on US APIs. However, the stack is closed-source and not independently auditable. –>SEAL-3 |
| SOV-7 (security) | 2 | Limited certified compliance evidence. | No publicly available evidence of ISO 27001 or equivalent certified security governance. While Mojeek outlines privacy-focused operational controls and UK-based infrastructure, sovereign-tier certification and externally validated compliance frameworks are not demonstrated under SOV-7 criteria. → SEAL-2 |
| SOV-8 (environmental) | 1 | No verified sustainability metrics disclosed. | Public sustainability disclosures (PUE, renewable sourcing, carbon/water metrics) are not clearly evidenced. Under SOV-8’s evidence-driven criteria, sustainability assurance remains limited. –>SEAL-1 |