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⚡️🇪🇺 NEW - The European Union is reportedly preparing to launch “W,” a new social media platform positioned as a direct rival to X, with mandatory human verification for every account in an effort to eliminate bots and coordinated manipulation.

W, which will require photo verification of users, was publicly announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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FLASH · 31w
I should warn you right now that you won't find nostr:nprofile1qqsy67zzq5tc9cxnl6crf52s4hptdwhyaca5j7r8jwll535tdadedvcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejs5dgnx4 there…
FLASH · 31w
🗞️ https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/22/eu-based-social-media-company-announces-plans-to-compete-against-x/
FLASH · 31w
🤡 "Trust our control" https://blossom.primal.net/488efec45b87c2cded21797f080f2d882aa3364919b80aa9a41d7abd9ac4b5bf.jpg
G Force G · 31w
I've only really used nostr. I've used nitter in the past for viewing things. I don't care about being on the same centralized system that has network effect.
G Force G · 31w
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ENEUktOrQV8&pp=0gcJCTMBo7VqN5tD
Dr. The Daniel 🖖 · 31w
More like L, amirite?
Kudzai Kutukwa · 31w
Who on earth in his/her right mind would even want to be on a gvt social media site?! 😂😂
Mr Anderson · 31w
My favourite is the photo verification part 🤣👏
kickerRocks · 31w
A platform only for communists. 🤣🤣🤣
Kayne · 31w
So they made an alternative to twitter that is just as evil as twitter but in a slightly different way... Hopefully both wTwitter and xTwitter both fail.
marksn · 31w
another waste of taxpayer money
Kyma Fi · 31w
The funniest part is anyone who actually uses that app is an NPC 😆
LaserEyesPsy · 31w
Mais mdr
Achilles · 31w
Nah thank you 💜🫂
nout · 31w
People don't understand why is that a bad thing. Yet.
bartholomeus · 31w
🤣
EZ · 31w
more like L 😄
MvZ · 31w
Wankers
0x80085 🆕 · 31w
Just a matter of time and incentive before the hUmAn vErIfiCaTioN gets bypassed by bots. On top of that you can't have privacy and that verification bullshit at the same time. This is so ripe for data breaches, imagine what so-called russian hackers could do with a data brrach fill of biometric d...
Carrr · 31w
Epic fail
Jamie · 31w
Hahaha…good luck
nostrich · 31w
To me this smells like desperation. EU has no more than 3 years left. Let's start a centralised fuck social media platform. LMAO
kravietz · 31w
Sounds like bullshit, https://w-social.eu does exist already and it's just a portal page for Fediverse/Mastodon
Mr Smith · 31w
See you at blue sky . Where a swear word gets you a mandatory time out
Bitcoin4Money · 31w
Do they really believe that will work?
Sophia · 31w
LOL! That's delusional..
Ape Mithrandir · 31w
Governments launching consumer facing products...
test1 · 31w
The social media for boomers
0xygendebt · 31w
lol mandatory human They are even worse at IDV than the US Will be hilarious
House Thrawn · 31w
Naaaàh, man, I'm good with #nostr. I have my web of trust here, no ID required. Keep your EU surveilance away from me. I value my privacy too much for this ... STUFF. https://blossom.primal.net/590feadb22c67dee6d8b7bc9d9b773ba85f9be84b8420d90586b885f32f663ea.jpg
The BTC economy · 31w
Who will use this stuff even? I don't see this ever making any financial sense.