Launching their new social network, W, the EU posted a map of where other social networks are hosted. It showed nothing in Europe.
But their map is wrong.
Here's what Mastodon actually looks like, and what the Fediverse as a whole actually looks like.
Let's open an instance in #Groenland soon!
@ricci
Even naming themselves after X, which is Elon's blind path and not the Twitter many fell into an abusive but somewhat beneficial relationship with, is a red flag.
The idea I presume is mainly for Brussels to be able to say "We're not dependent on american big tech" and win good boy points with Evropeans.
It would be nice if all EU government entities used something where their posts could be accessed from the outside, but since i read you'll have to send a photo of your penis in order to use W, I wont hold my breath.
Also let's keep in mind this is a for-profit company. It's not some kind of an official TWITTER of Europe.
CC: @ricci@discuss.systems
@ricci can you point me to a source that "the EU" has launched that network? With a CEO from Switzerland, famously not an EU member?
@jollysea I realize they are not a government entity. But they are using a .eu domain (yes I know basically anyone can get one) so clearly this is the way they're trying to sell themselves
Maybe only tech bro corporate social media sites count. 🤷
@mastodonmigration
it looks very much like W is created by social media marketing people… actually the type of people who are responsible for enshittyfication of the internet in the first place.
And acting as if the real open and (ad-)free social network of the fediverse don‘t count might not be a coincidence.
