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Europeans set to launch an alternative to X. It’s called W (cybernews.com)
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European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States.

The new platform, W, will require identification and photo validation to ensure that its users are both humans and who they claim to be, Danish news media outlet Politiken.dk reports.

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[–] 15 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Not something for general users but, for organisations and public figures, having a platform with only verified entities is valuable.

For general users: Mastodon and the Fediverse.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago

    I am a huge proponent of privacy, anonymity and freedom of information and I also totally support this idea.

    A public place where people have to speak as their public selves is useful to have and doesn't mean other spaces have to be removed. Especially for official communication from public entities, I prefer them to use this than some other sites that are rampant with bots, imposters and the like.

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