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Aslak Raanes
Aslak Raanes
@aslakr@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

The people behind https://wsocial.eu etc seems to have a session now at January 21st at 12 CET https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/davos2026#20260121-davos-information-integrity and it seems very much that W Social and We Don't Have Time AB is more or less the same.

I guessing W Social will be based on We Don't Have Time horrible slow plattform. Based on infrastructure from Cloudflare, Google etc.

#WSocial #WSocialEU #WSocialAB #WeDontHaveTime #Davos #Davos2026

2:00–13:00 CET — Can Europe achieve tech sovereignty?

Europe boasts none of the major social media or digital platforms, leaving critical infrastructure and information flows in the hands of foreign powers. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China, the current leaders in digital technology, are increasingly diverging from the values of information integrity and democratic governance.

Join us to explore why Europe must assert its own tech and information sovereignty. From policy and regulation to innovation and infrastructure, these experts will examine how Europe can reclaim control over its digital future, protect democratic norms, and ensure that its citizens have access to trustworthy, accountable information.

Speakers:

Sandrine Dixson-Declève ,Honorary President, The Club of Rome & Executive Chair, Earth4All, Belgium

Ingmar Rentzhog ,CEO and Founder of We Don't Have Time

Anna Zeiter, CEO, W Social

Dylan Tanner, Executive Director, InfluenceMap
2:00–13:00 CET — Can Europe achieve tech sovereignty? Europe boasts none of the major social media or digital platforms, leaving critical infrastructure and information flows in the hands of foreign powers. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China, the current leaders in digital technology, are increasingly diverging from the values of information integrity and democratic governance. Join us to explore why Europe must assert its own tech and information sovereignty. From policy and regulation to innovation and infrastructure, these experts will examine how Europe can reclaim control over its digital future, protect democratic norms, and ensure that its citizens have access to trustworthy, accountable information. Speakers: Sandrine Dixson-Declève ,Honorary President, The Club of Rome & Executive Chair, Earth4All, Belgium Ingmar Rentzhog ,CEO and Founder of We Don't Have Time Anna Zeiter, CEO, W Social Dylan Tanner, Executive Director, InfluenceMap
2:00–13:00 CET — Can Europe achieve tech sovereignty? Europe boasts none of the major social media or digital platforms, leaving critical infrastructure and information flows in the hands of foreign powers. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China, the current leaders in digital technology, are increasingly diverging from the values of information integrity and democratic governance. Join us to explore why Europe must assert its own tech and information sovereignty. From policy and regulation to innovation and infrastructure, these experts will examine how Europe can reclaim control over its digital future, protect democratic norms, and ensure that its citizens have access to trustworthy, accountable information. Speakers: Sandrine Dixson-Declève ,Honorary President, The Club of Rome & Executive Chair, Earth4All, Belgium Ingmar Rentzhog ,CEO and Founder of We Don't Have Time Anna Zeiter, CEO, W Social Dylan Tanner, Executive Director, InfluenceMap

We Don't Have Time Davos Hub – Jan 19, 2026–Jan 23, 2026

Welcome to our digital hub during the World Economic Forum. January 19–23, 2026.
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zelf
zelf
@zelf@sunbeam.city replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@aslakr
Saw someone mention this:
Why why why would a european social network use the Elon Musk X-letter naming scheme for their network??

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Aslak Raanes
Aslak Raanes
@aslakr@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

The people behind https://wsocial.eu etc seems to have a session now at January 21st at 12 CET https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/davos2026#20260121-davos-information-integrity and it seems very much that W Social and We Don't Have Time AB is more or less the same.

I guessing W Social will be based on We Don't Have Time horrible slow plattform. Based on infrastructure from Cloudflare, Google etc.

#WSocial #WSocialEU #WSocialAB #WeDontHaveTime #Davos #Davos2026

2:00–13:00 CET — Can Europe achieve tech sovereignty?

Europe boasts none of the major social media or digital platforms, leaving critical infrastructure and information flows in the hands of foreign powers. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China, the current leaders in digital technology, are increasingly diverging from the values of information integrity and democratic governance.

Join us to explore why Europe must assert its own tech and information sovereignty. From policy and regulation to innovation and infrastructure, these experts will examine how Europe can reclaim control over its digital future, protect democratic norms, and ensure that its citizens have access to trustworthy, accountable information.

Speakers:

Sandrine Dixson-Declève ,Honorary President, The Club of Rome & Executive Chair, Earth4All, Belgium

Ingmar Rentzhog ,CEO and Founder of We Don't Have Time

Anna Zeiter, CEO, W Social

Dylan Tanner, Executive Director, InfluenceMap
2:00–13:00 CET — Can Europe achieve tech sovereignty? Europe boasts none of the major social media or digital platforms, leaving critical infrastructure and information flows in the hands of foreign powers. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China, the current leaders in digital technology, are increasingly diverging from the values of information integrity and democratic governance. Join us to explore why Europe must assert its own tech and information sovereignty. From policy and regulation to innovation and infrastructure, these experts will examine how Europe can reclaim control over its digital future, protect democratic norms, and ensure that its citizens have access to trustworthy, accountable information. Speakers: Sandrine Dixson-Declève ,Honorary President, The Club of Rome & Executive Chair, Earth4All, Belgium Ingmar Rentzhog ,CEO and Founder of We Don't Have Time Anna Zeiter, CEO, W Social Dylan Tanner, Executive Director, InfluenceMap
2:00–13:00 CET — Can Europe achieve tech sovereignty? Europe boasts none of the major social media or digital platforms, leaving critical infrastructure and information flows in the hands of foreign powers. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China, the current leaders in digital technology, are increasingly diverging from the values of information integrity and democratic governance. Join us to explore why Europe must assert its own tech and information sovereignty. From policy and regulation to innovation and infrastructure, these experts will examine how Europe can reclaim control over its digital future, protect democratic norms, and ensure that its citizens have access to trustworthy, accountable information. Speakers: Sandrine Dixson-Declève ,Honorary President, The Club of Rome & Executive Chair, Earth4All, Belgium Ingmar Rentzhog ,CEO and Founder of We Don't Have Time Anna Zeiter, CEO, W Social Dylan Tanner, Executive Director, InfluenceMap

We Don't Have Time Davos Hub – Jan 19, 2026–Jan 23, 2026

Welcome to our digital hub during the World Economic Forum. January 19–23, 2026.
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Aslak Raanes
Aslak Raanes
@aslakr@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

And skimming through their discussion from Davos on Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV4z2H7yFIE, it seems like W Social:

- Won't ban accounts.
- Only «real» names. I guess based in bank id etc.
- Bots are not OK?
- Filtering and moderation using AI.
- They have their primary domain (wsocial.eu) at a Finnish company. (But fonts, tracking, css etc seems to be at whatever)

#WSocial #WSocialEU

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ikuturso
ikuturso
@ikuturso@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

RE: https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk/115935236883890857

@aslakr it's looking like they could be using Bluesky's code for this based on "leaked screenshots" and there being a PDS at https://pds-prod.wsocial.eu/

Don't know how that will work with their ID and real name requirements. One option would be that it is entirely separate but one of the supposed screenshots seems to show a @verge post and a post by @queerash.wsocial.eu (same as queerash.bsky.social) from Bluesky with same comment/boost/like counts.

#wsocial #bluesky #atproto

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@ikuturso@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

@aslakr you can actually even see them running the bluesky web app here: https://stage.wsocial.eu/

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Strypey
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@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

@ikuturso
> it's looking like they could be using Bluesky's code

In theory, that means using their ATProto protocol too. Making wsocial.eu much less horrific than it looks from @aslakr's description, since people will be able to interact with accounts there without using their questionable infrastructure. Question is, are they running a Relay, and maybe an AppView, or just hosting PDS?

#WSocial #ATProto

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@ikuturso@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

@strypey @aslakr well it doesn't seem like just PDS since their goals would not be possible with that and they already run the web app publicly but beyond that, who knows. We don't even know how far along they really are in development so what is there now might not represent the eventual vision.

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