#WSocial: "We want to promote European digital sovereignty. We're made in Europe, for the world!"
@EUCommission: "A strong Europe needs independent digital spaces. Today, we’re expanding our presence to W."
W Social: "You need to verify your identity. Please download our #WIdentity app from Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store"
No further comment necessary.
Check for yourselves (04:30): https://inv.nadeko.net/Vcq4MiabpEQ
@EUCommission @_elena after reading about this I just opened a Eurosky "MU" account instead. Will stay on Mastodon but may migrate my BlueSky account to MU: https://mu.social/profile/daveeveritt.eurosky.social
Update: I opened a MU account *before* migrating my BlueSky to EuroSky and now get this when trying to migrate… have opened a support request.
@cubeExplorer @EUCommission @_elena And in theory you should be able to use a Eurosky account and MU to connect and interact with Wsocial users?
Both use the AT Protocol.
@cubeExplorer @EUCommission @_elena There is a bridge between Bluesky and Mastodon. I understand it works two ways.
Therefore the bridge allows interoperability between the Fediverse and (at least) Bluesky that runs on the AT Protocol.
So if Wsocial runs on the AT Protocol then I assume it is technically possible to post there from Mastodon. If the bridge software supports that.
One of the central promises of open social media services is interoperability—the idea that wherever you personally decide to post doesn’t require others to be there just to follow what you have to say. Think of it like a radio broadcast: you want to reach people and don't care where they are or what device they're using.
@cubeExplorer @EUCommission @_elena I made a Eurosky account last night out of curiosity.
I had a quick look at MU which seemed to require you to federate with Bluesky.
I may have misunderstood something as it was quite late in the day.
I will look at it again when I have more time.
@LePertti @_elena @EUCommission
who needs Palantir when you already have google and apple involved.
Is EU trying to become a more "polite" version of the orange thing in the White House ?
Looks like we are willing to go in that direction. I mean...not me, but Governments....
@Preuk @ozzelot @_elena @EUCommission
It's like they are still playing the Great Game like in the XIX century... we are just in a difficult situation right now, but the mindset looks very similar, we want our share of dominance.... sad....very sad....I hope we can change this, at least in Europe.
@ozzelot @andre123 @_elena @EUCommission
The App Store and Play Store ARE American, so if that's their conclusion, they failed to understand the question.
@_elena @EUCommission Like... No, freaking way. 🤨️
I hope users have even quater of a brain and just do not use it.
90's was told that, not to put anything about real you in internet, this has become full 180° over the years.
it is okay to known't things. it is also somehow okay not to ask because often you dont know what to ask or that you should ask.
but you are an idiot if you dont listen to experts afterwards, because then you know better.
further you are a top tier piece of shit if your ego is too high to admit you did wrong and that you then fight for your wrong decision because you tell yourself you know better
Don't we already have enough SoMe platforms ?
Mastodon, X, FB, Oase and Socii in Denmark...
@_elena @EUCommission I'm a senior, very experienced IT devops: I was informed the other day that public institutions are now paying for workshops held by Microsoft representatives on "how to implement souvereign IT - with Windows".
Eh... 🙄 ?
If I'd be one of the admins there, I'd stand up and call #bullshit
@ anyone reading this: we are paying for this in high numbers daily. That money is missing where actually needed.
W Social: "You need to verify your identity. Please download our #WIdentity app from Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store"
Go to googles or apples tracker store and download the app.
Does the W stand for Wankers?
@bladecoder @_elena @EUCommission Then you issue certificates to the device.
There may be some way that they could to the talking to the government with the device but I don't know how they'd establish firm enough trust. That's one reason why they think we shouldn't be able to run our own stuff on our own devices.
At any rate, once the cert lives on the device you can just let the id info on the server get discarded with memory/session cleanup. WE still have to trust that they're doing so.
Interesting move toward digital sovereignty. It will be interesting to see how identity verification shapes user trust and platform adoption in Europe 👀
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