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@Tutanota yes the article was great EXCEPT for the section on social media that included so many travesties:
"A promising new contender is W, a 100% European platform (but nothing to do with the EU, as conspiracy theorists have claimed)."
Where do I start?
1) W Social is a fork of ATProto (aka Bluesky, something that the writer dismissed).
2) "Conspiracy Theorists"? Well, Euronews was the first to fact check with the European Commission, which denied any involvement.
Do better Steve Rose
@Tutanota great news! and perfect with our Big Tech Walkout full programme. Check it out here:
https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2026/
@Tutanota yes the article was great EXCEPT for the section on social media that included so many travesties:
"A promising new contender is W, a 100% European platform (but nothing to do with the EU, as conspiracy theorists have claimed)."
Where do I start?
1) W Social is a fork of ATProto (aka Bluesky, something that the writer dismissed).
2) "Conspiracy Theorists"? Well, Euronews was the first to fact check with the European Commission, which denied any involvement.
Do better Steve Rose
@_elena @Tutanota it was a good article but #fediverse deserves more attention than a simple mention of Mastodon. Also I don't like the name "W" xd.
@lefteristrip23 simple mention and no hyperlink to https://joinmastodon.org - bad reporter!
@_elena exactly! And no mention about Lemmy or pixelfed ( even tho it's not eu)
It doesn't mention search engines at all which I consider one of the most invidious big tech tools - tracking, biasing, advertising …
@Tutanota „Berlin-based Tuta“ i thought you are from Hannover?
@unhitched We are! They got it wrong.
@Tutanota I would really like to use Fairphone...but not for almost 600 euros...just way too much :(
