A group of organizations in Europe has launched a new social media platform, W, as an alternative to X. "There is an urgent need for a new social media platform built, governed, and hosted in Europe. With human verification, free speech, and data privacy at its core," CEO Anna Zeiter said in a LinkedIn post announcing the venture. @PCMag has the details.
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What do we know about the tech stack they’re using? I see nothing herein.
@shoq It's ATProto: https://stage.wsocial.eu/. They're starting with a fork of the Bsky social-app client.
TY! (See PM, please?)
@shoq They also have a PDS set up: https://pds-prod.wsocial.eu/
Based on leaked screenshots this new platform may actually be powered by ATProtocol. Here's more from @boris.
