Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
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@stefan looks like a Davos stunt, a bid for LinkedIn fame.
I’m fairly confident we’ll have forgotten the whole thing in under four weeks from now.
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But then again, maybe this is why.
"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."
@stefan Yeah, that tracks.
Someone lobbied some EU suits with 'how about we make our own, with blackjack, hookers, and blockchain, AND CHAT SURVEILLANCE ALREADY BUILT IN!' and all they had to do is slip a couple hundred million into some large telco's pockets to create that failure...
Classic modus operandi in EU for stuff like that.
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@stefan I aplaud the effort. I think the world might be different today if social media had begun with a requirement for positive ID, instead of being able to hide behind a pseudonym.
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
@stefan all the "W" marketing is so low rent and cringe it's impossible to take seriously
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@stefan Yeah, that tracks.
Someone lobbied some EU suits with 'how about we make our own, with blackjack, hookers, and blockchain, AND CHAT SURVEILLANCE ALREADY BUILT IN!' and all they had to do is slip a couple hundred million into some large telco's pockets to create that failure...
Classic modus operandi in EU for stuff like that.
@deadinside @stefan yeah, this sounds like an end-run around the Chat Control defeats last year
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
@stefan people will do literally anything to avoid building on top of web standards.
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@stefan @Lockpro The issue never was anonymity, but lack of accountability. Both for platforms and users.
If you post something vile, your account is suspended and it's a hassle to re-register you'll think twice before doing it again. But the current socal media standard¹ is you can post something vile with your full name and employer visible and still continue as if there's no problem.
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
@stefan
My only question: is W to X as HAL was to IBM? -
Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
@stefan seems like addressing the underlying problem of social platforms not offering any interoperability or data portability would be more useful.
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
@stefan Not necessarily. In the developing sitution, it might be about branding, but odds are good that it will interact with Fediverse.
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@stefan Not necessarily. In the developing sitution, it might be about branding, but odds are good that it will interact with Fediverse.
@riley That would definitely be great!
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@stefan Great. Now China will launch Y and Russia Z. Alphabet remains stable.
@Szescstopni @stefan Nah, Alphabet failed with their attempt (Google Plus)
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
@stefan I think they should have gone with Y. As in "WHY aren't they federating???"
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But then again, maybe this is why.
"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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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
Oliver Schönrock (@oschonrock@mastodon.social)
@dansup It seems the concept is fully verified identities.... No Pseudonymity That probably isn't compatible with the fediverse and is a significantly different value proposition. I doubt it will succeed among the general public but it might become popular with journalists, corporate and govt accounts. More broadcast than true N:N.
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
@stefan The fediverse is harder to control. The EU are control freaks.
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@stefan The fediverse is harder to control. The EU are control freaks.
@bontchev @stefan It's not an EU proposal. Obviously you don't have any clue how the EU works. The EU is an association of democracies that enacts legislation democratically.
Yes, EU citizens *choose* control in many areas where the US prefers none. From a European perspective a country that prefers to tolerate school shootings and which elects a moron who demands the territory of allies is one with many out of control freaks.
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Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions in Europe, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States."
@stefan
I think that's PR.
Looks like a private company with Swedish connections and run by a Swiss person who worked in eBay.At least she's not efrom Amazon, Meta, Alphabet or MS.
