can confirm, it's NOT visible from vanilla Bluesky (no results found) 😐

I'm preparing a deep dive into #ATproto and their #OpenWashing and I find it really disingenuous to compare the Fediverse to the ATmosphere. I can set up a #GoToSocial account in minutes and have access to the whole Fediverse. To be FULLY independent on ATproto, you need to self-host your own:
1) PDS
2) AppView
3) Relay
4) Moderation stack

Otherwise you p*ss off someone at Bluesky and you're INVISIBLE to all

Do you remember the surprise announcement of a new social network in Davos this past January? Something that promised to be the "first" European social network?

Its name is #WSocial and it's a fork of #Bluesky. Its founders have ties with European politicians - but there is no official involvement by the EU.

You wouldn't know any of this from media reports because they all rehashed their talking points. So I wrote a post about it, dispelling some myths:

blog.elenarossini.com/w-social…

#OpenWashing

W Social uncovered: the reality behind the hype

An article dispelling myths about W Social, the new European platform that aims to rival X: it is a fork of Bluesky that shares many similarities with Eurosky and requires government ID to sign up.

^{Elena Rossini}