@mat I'M NOT EVEN SURE THEY HAVE A FULLY INDEPENDENT INFRASTRUCTURE 😱😱😱😱😱

To be truly sovereign and independent on #ATproto (from Bluesky PBC), you need to self-host your own:
- PDS
- relay
- PLC directory mirror
- indexer
- data plane
- moderation tools
...

@tokeriis

- I don't get why #wsocial and not #eurosky
- Or even better, to bridge their #fediverse accounts with #bridgyfed

The best thing I could find about this news, is to spread the concept of different federated servers, to the european people on #atproto
They will see in action that an account they follow could simply migrate, and they could also

cc @hpod16

My top 3 "favorite" (aka juicy) discoveries about #WSocial, which I discuss on my blog:

🔗 : blog.elenarossini.com/the-unto…

1) The co-founders picked #ATproto but only started using the network WEEKS after their Davos launch

2) The CEO said "we also want to keep European data in Europe to maybe train European AI models with our data because we also have amazing AI companies in Europe" 🤯

3) W Social user "homersimpson"

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The Untold Story About W Social: Unconventional Beginnings, Strategic Pitches and Conflicting Signals

A deep dive into the origin story of W Social, an analysis of the strategic arguments they have been using to appeal to government officials, media companies and advertisers... and the discussion of conflicting signals they have been sending

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The Programmer’s Fulcrum: 15 May, 2026

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