A survey of European AT Protocol projects, including 4 mini case-studies
W-Social: What does sovereignty mean for social media? – Open Future
The European Commission’s move to W-Social frames it as a European alternative to X, but its closed-source code and reliance on Bluesky’s infrastructure show that sovereign social media requires open infrastructure—not European ownership alone.
Public Service Social Media as a Democratic Safeguard | TechPolicy.Press
Christine Galvagna proposes an EU fund to support decentralized, public service focused social media networks to protect digital rights and democracy.
Social Media: jetzt ist Europa dran! - Das Netz ist politisch
(see Social Media: Now It’s Europe’s Turn! for the english version)
Social Media: Now It's Europe's Turn! - Das Netz ist politisch
(English version of Social Media: jetzt ist Europa dran!, translation partially done by Deepl and Kagi Translate)
Commission accused of promoting European social media platform | Euractiv
The Commission announced it will join W social during its beta launch
Commission accused of promoting European social media platform | Euractiv
The Commission announced it will join W social during its beta launch
Building resilient social media
Next week I’ll be in Berlin, speaking at a Franco-German “Summit on European Digital Sovereignty” satellite event to help launch…
The European Social Stack · An open declaration
An open declaration: The European Social Stack. Open Social Platforms and Private Messaging.
The European Social Stack · An open declaration
An open declaration: The European Social Stack. Open Social Platforms and Private Messaging.
AHOY! European Social Web Day 2025
Social media is worth fixing - and you can help! Join us in Hamburg on April 24, 2025 to connect with early adaptors from 10+ countries of the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem.
Fact check: Is the EU launching a social media platform called 'W'?
Viral posts claiming the EU is launching its own social media platform to counter X, in the wake of various scandals, are misleading.
FR#166 – No Change
Many people in Europe see the open social web as a path to digital sovereignty. This week demonstrated a problem: the assumption that European governments actually want to be sovereign.
New from me, on the decision by the @ec.europa.eu to not extend the DMA interoperability requirements to social media, and how this closes off a pathway for mass adoption of open social networks. connectedplaces.online/reports/fr162-eu-regulation-w…
FR#162 – EU Regulation Won’t Save Open Social Networks
connectedplaces.onlineAnother reason why it’s so important that we have open protocols for social media.
Kai Kupferschmidt
One of the issues that has come up again and again in my reporting on misinformation and social media is the massive influence social media companies have on research in the field. Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
I get the impression that the people at @wsocial.eu haven’t grasped the principle of a free and open social network protocol. They look a bit like venture capitalists turning up at Wikipedia and wondering how they can make a fortune there. Poke @anna.wsocial.eu
I get the impression that the people at @wsocial.eu haven’t grasped the principle of a free and open social network protocol. They look a bit like venture capitalists turning up at Wikipedia and wondering how they can make a fortune there. Poke @anna.wsocial.eu
