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2026-07-02 06:03:41

W Social? More Of An L, Actually

With the launch of W Social, the self-proclaimed "first" EU-based social media platform I was given early access — it didn't go the way I thought it would & doesn't bode well for the future

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W Social? More Of An L, Actually

With the launch of W Social, the self-proclaimed "first" EU-based social media platform I was given early access — it didn't go the way I thought it would and it doesn't bode well for the platform

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Elena Rossini 🌈

2026-06-17 07:28:53

#WSocial will open up their beta program today… and I have a SCOOP for you: it appears that they have quietly gone closed-source!

This is ironic, considering that the @EUCommission just unveiled their Tech Sovereignty Package, emphasizing the importance of #OpenSource. And yet they have migrated their main ATproto accounts to W Social - whose code can no longer be inspected!

My full article - with a great analysis by @aral:

🔗: blog.elenarossini.com/w-social…

#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #BigTech

W Social, Public Institutions and the Theater of European Digital Sovereignty

European public institutions are betting big on digital sovereignty and open source software. And yet they recently moved their Bluesky accounts to W Social, a private, for profit network owned by Swedish entrepreneurs that has quietly gone closed-so…

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