Fixed yr map #WSocial 🦣 :mastodon: 👍 ❤️ 😁 #SocialMedia #Tech #Fediverse https://wsocial.eu
Viele beliebte soziale Netzwerke gehören #BigTech-Unternehmen aus den #USA, sei es #Facebook, #WhatsApp, #Instagram und #Threads, die zum Meta-Konzern von #MarkZuckerberg gehören, oder #X von #ElonMusk. Auch #Bluesky, #YouTube, #Snapchat und #Reddit stammen aus US-amerikanischer Hand. Nun macht die frühere eBay-Managerin #AnnaZeiter (46) mit einem neuen Projekt auf sich aufmerksam: Sie will mit #WSocial eine europäische Antwort auf X liefern.
Viele beliebte soziale Netzwerke gehören #BigTech-Unternehmen aus den #USA, sei es #Facebook, #WhatsApp, #Instagram und #Threads, die zum Meta-Konzern von #MarkZuckerberg gehören, oder #X von #ElonMusk. Auch #Bluesky, #YouTube, #Snapchat und #Reddit stammen aus US-amerikanischer Hand. Nun macht die frühere eBay-Managerin #AnnaZeiter (46) mit einem neuen Projekt auf sich aufmerksam: Sie will mit #WSocial eine europäische Antwort auf X liefern.
That #wsocial thing the "EU" wants to do look so bad already I am not even mad, it is just sad.
For starters, not even a mention of Mastodon.
The project leader? An ex eBay c-suit 
Need invite code W Social
The European Union is reportedly launching "W," a new social media platform positioned as a direct rival to X (formerly Twitter).
Key feature: Mandatory human verification for every single account to combat bots and coordinated manipulation campaigns.
The platform's tagline is "Trust your feed" - taking aim at concerns about misinformation and bot activity on existing platforms. An ambitious move by the EU into the social media space.
#WSocial #EU #SocialMedia #TechNews #Twitter #Verification
The European Union is reportedly launching "W," a new social media platform positioned as a direct rival to X (formerly Twitter).
Key feature: Mandatory human verification for every single account to combat bots and coordinated manipulation campaigns.
The platform's tagline is "Trust your feed" - taking aim at concerns about misinformation and bot activity on existing platforms. An ambitious move by the EU into the social media space.
#WSocial #EU #SocialMedia #TechNews #Twitter #Verification
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#wSocial
This bizarre, hurried cut-and-paste Bluesky clone called "W" (wsocial.eu) says it will fill this huge gap in Europe where no social media platforms exist.
Meanwhile... https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/25.80/29.79
Based on leaked screenshots this new platform may actually be powered by ATProtocol. Here's more from @boris.
Sometimes, when talking about the Fediverse, I get the “there are not a lot of people there” argument. And you know what? That’s not important. I’m here because I find “the right kind of people”. The obsession with user numbers, with “eyeballs” as they were called before the dotcom crash, is just a corporate issue. If your users are your merchandise, you need lots of them. But if you’re building a community, you need the right people, regardless of their number. #fediverse #wsocial #mastodon
Sometimes, when talking about the Fediverse, I get the “there are not a lot of people there” argument. And you know what? That’s not important. I’m here because I find “the right kind of people”. The obsession with user numbers, with “eyeballs” as they were called before the dotcom crash, is just a corporate issue. If your users are your merchandise, you need lots of them. But if you’re building a community, you need the right people, regardless of their number. #fediverse #wsocial #mastodon
I was this close to registering a domain name & creating a splash page to expose why https://wsocial.eu is such a terrible idea.
Why did I stop?
I have a big hunch that their initiative is going to FLOP. Big time.
A fork of Bluesky that requires government ID to post? Bahahahahaha.
Sure you can have rich and powerful friends helping you launch at Davos but getting people excited about a new social network isn't easy.
I will use my limited time in propping up the fediverse instead ✊
RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/115937939273018176
Invite code needed for signup #Wsocial #EuSocial #Xalternative
