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https://social.overheid.nl/about is the official Dutch government mastodon server

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the country where the SIM originates. A prepaid eSIM from an EU carrier (as secondary sim) is pretty cheap though and might work if this is what they do.

AWS is very expensive. There are other compatible storage options, like Backblaze B2 and Wasabi, that are better for this use case

Apple just claimed an exception. It’s still up to the EU to determine whether it is actually exempt or not.