Briefing_Building a New Social Web-20260218.pdf

The Untold Story About W Social: Unconventional Beginnings, Strategic Pitches and Conflicting Signals

A deep dive into the origin story of W Social, an analysis of the strategic arguments they have been using to appeal to government officials, media companies and advertisers... and the discussion of conflicting signals they have been sending

The Untold Story About W Social: Unconventional Beginnings, Strategic Pitches and Conflicting Signals

A deep dive into the origin story of W Social, an analysis of the strategic arguments they have been using to appeal to government officials, media companies and advertisers... and the discussion of conflicting signals they have been sending

Ein erster Eindruck von W Social: So wird das nichts

W Social will als Gegen­ent­wurf zu Twit­ter Europa eine starke Stimme in der Sphäre der so­zia­len Medien ver­leihen. Der erste Test fällt er­nüch­ternd aus: Mit der

Decision to join W social network - a Freedom of Information request to Communication

https://bsky.app/profile/vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu/post/3moiosz24yk2j I wish to obtain any document that explains this decision, such as internal communication explaining the advantages of W, or contact with communications advisors who recommended this action. Yours faithfully, Alexander Fanta Follow the Money Rue Auguste Orts 2 1000 Bruxelles

is w for winning?

A playful, comparison of W Social’s size against the staff numbers of EU institutions (data via Wikidata).

W Don't Have Time | Offprint

"Trust community, not wealth" Holding power accountable on the open social web.

W Don't Have Time (@wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social)

"Trust community, not wealth" Holding power accountable on the open social web. https://woosh.link/wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social

W Social: Hello World!

Hello World! 🙂 This category is for discussing W Social, a new member on the AT-protocol federation. Launched in conjunction with the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 19, 2026, the project has sparked a lot of praise, interest, rumors and slander. In fact, our social media monitoring console registered 1 billion post views (across all the main social media) for posts mentioning #wsocial within the first week. As I write this, W Social is not yet open for business. There i...