Have you heard of W Social?
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@hpod16 @ekari Yeah. In Sweden we have "de-facto" digital ID (BankID) which started as digital identification for bank transactions, but is these days used in all government/municipal e-services, picking up packages and booking a time at hairdresser. Most of these are services where identifying yourself is necessary/beneficial - and so far the Internet and Social Media hasn't fallen into that category, and there's a lot of friction (rightly so) with identification online.
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@hpod16 @dalcacer
imho no tax money needed for the fediverse. But support is very much needed. Support by presence (like yours), by taking it serious, by publicity.
It would be a slap in the face, though, if the EU would fund projects like W with money. The linked article https://bingx.com/en/news/post/eu-backs-million-launch-of-w-to-rival-x-beta-slated-by-february to me sounds as if the EU indeed is funding it: "European Union institutions and allied policymakers are supporting a €500 million initiative to launch W"@rudi @hpod16 @dalcacer I read that sentence as:
1. the vulture capitalists have a plan that takes 500 M€
2. Someone attached to the EU has said a kind word about the idea of a non-US social media platform.Not necessarily there being any direct connection even in the statements, even less so any funding from the EU.
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@hpod16 @ekari Exactly, it's not really a "tech problem" because most member states already have digital identity equivalents. It's more of a philosophical/privacy related problem - with something (the Internet) which we perceive as "free". I identify myself with verification links here (and there's only two people with same name in Sweden so I'm ridiculously easy to identify) so for me it wouldn't be a huge step to use digtial ID to log on.
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@hpod16 @ekari Exactly, it's not really a "tech problem" because most member states already have digital identity equivalents. It's more of a philosophical/privacy related problem - with something (the Internet) which we perceive as "free". I identify myself with verification links here (and there's only two people with same name in Sweden so I'm ridiculously easy to identify) so for me it wouldn't be a huge step to use digtial ID to log on.
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@hpod16 @dalcacer
imho no tax money needed for the fediverse. But support is very much needed. Support by presence (like yours), by taking it serious, by publicity.
It would be a slap in the face, though, if the EU would fund projects like W with money. The linked article https://bingx.com/en/news/post/eu-backs-million-launch-of-w-to-rival-x-beta-slated-by-february to me sounds as if the EU indeed is funding it: "European Union institutions and allied policymakers are supporting a €500 million initiative to launch W"@rudi @hpod16 Afaik, the development of Mastodon was in parts already funded. There was a bug bounty program and some 43k € well spent.
It might he wise to re-assure the commission by participating at https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-opens-call-evidence-open-source-digital-ecosystems
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@rudi @hpod16 @dalcacer I read that sentence as:
1. the vulture capitalists have a plan that takes 500 M€
2. Someone attached to the EU has said a kind word about the idea of a non-US social media platform.Not necessarily there being any direct connection even in the statements, even less so any funding from the EU.
@Gurre @rudi @hpod16 And coming from my original comment: I don’t thought of a money grab towards the EU but the general, let’s have a network funded and add some ads and algorithms to add some value for businesses.
In context of the buyFromEU/buyeuropean gist (on reddit and lemmy) this ideas get floated every second day. Mostly in regards to linked in and X.
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Have you heard of W Social?
https://wsocial.eu/
Another platform branding itself as a European alternative to US big tech.
(another would be Monnett social)@hpod16 what comes to mind is "double why?? we already have the Fediverse !"
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Have you heard of W Social?
https://wsocial.eu/
Another platform branding itself as a European alternative to US big tech.
(another would be Monnett social)@hpod16 Welcome to Mastodon, Hannah. It’s good to have a real human being here from the commission (so far, we’ve only had the main account, which is mostly a post-only source of empty platitudes).
Regarding W: It’s exactly the kind of “alternative” we don’t need. We don’t need to build our own torment nexus and slap an EU flag on it: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115932181066382822
What we do need are more noncommercial, independent initiatives working for the common good that are funded from the common purse. Here’s a short talk I gave at the European Parliament about this that goes into more detail: https://ar.al/2019/11/29/the-future-of-internet-regulation-at-the-european-parliament/
We’re working on building one such alternative, the Small Web (a free and open, noncommercial peer-to-peer web of personal social web sites), at Small Technology Foundation, our tiny two-person not-for-profit based in Ireland: https://small-tech.org
Again, welcome; looking forward to your posts :)
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@hpod16 lol, I just tried this URL: https://stage.wsocial.eu
It simply IS Bluesky. There's only Bluesky posts there, but pretending to be an European alternative 🤡 Unfortunately, WSocial has got full media coverage today. But
that actually works, does not!@BrennpunktUA@mastodon.social where did you find the link? Does it use the Bluesky relay? That would be a hell of a start for our european independent social network @hpod16@eupolicy.social
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@hpod16 lol, I just tried this URL: https://stage.wsocial.eu
It simply IS Bluesky. There's only Bluesky posts there, but pretending to be an European alternative 🤡 Unfortunately, WSocial has got full media coverage today. But
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RE: https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/115952183460649167
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Qual è la differenza tra le SS e l'ICE? Le SS non nascondevano il volto.
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@evan yes. Until I turn over my US citizenship I am voting.
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@evan given it's nigh on impossible to renounce US citizenship and stop paying taxes.
The argument is that the rich would flee the country.
To which I ask, for where?
The Emirates? Where citizenship is bought and can be removed at the whim of a royal? To China, where the Politburo understands you keep the rich on the shortest of leashes? To the UK, who opened their doors to Russian gangsters who shiv, poison, and defenestrate?
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imo you vote in one place based on where your "home" is. I get that this can be complicated in some instances.
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@hart
At least the Gestapo had uniforms that identified them as Gestapo members; they did not walk the streets "disguised" as civilians. Nor did the Gestapo shoot people in the open street. That was more likely to be the SS. Right, the guys with the skull and the two "Blitz-S" on their uniform.
