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Huh! I was today years old when I realised that the mighty @libreoffice has a great tool for generating QR. In a world where online QR code generators tend to re route via themselves this is an awesome tool to find! #opensource

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Elena Rossini 🌈10h ago

🚨 Important update about my latest #WSocial article 👀

A user on #ATproto cracked the code and came up with a reasonable explanation for the made up number of comments on W Social's homepage.

The number next to the speech bubble (comment icon) are an "engagement metric": the sum of boosts and likes. It all makes sense now!

https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-fictional-metrics-and-the-beauty-of-open-data/

(scroll down to the end of the article for the update)

W Social, Fictional Metrics and the Beauty of Open Data

W Social's tagline is "Trust Your Feed" but the company's landing page displays inflated engagement metrics - a misrepresentation that contradicts its own promise.

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Elena Rossini 🌈11h ago

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Ben 11h ago

@_elena And it is juicing the numbers of replies to a Sadiq Khan post on #BlueSky when he isn't even on #WSocial...

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Elena Rossini 🌈13h ago

Update: the #WSocial landing page STILL shows the wrong metrics under recent posts by prominent users - like European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

82 comments shown on W Social's homepage; 4 on ATproto.

I have multiple developer friends double-checking data for me - one is verifying things from INSIDE the W Social portal.

The comment count is inaccurate.

Update: an user on ATproto came up with an interesting explanation, so I have updated my article with his theory.

Elena Rossini 🌈16h ago

SCOOP: on #WSocial's website, comment counts for posts by prominent users are incorrectly displayed, showing artificially elevated numbers.

An ATproto user came up with an interesting theory for it.

My article: "W Social, Fictional Metrics and the Beauty of Open Data"

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-fictional-metrics-and-the-beauty-of-open-data/

#blog #BigTech #EUBigTech #TEP #TrustedEuropeanPlatforms #TrustYourFeed

W Social, Fictional Metrics and the Beauty of Open Data

W Social's tagline is "Trust Your Feed" but the company's landing page displays inflated engagement metrics - a misrepresentation that contradicts its own promise.

Elena Rossini

Elena Rossini 🌈2d ago

Good morning Fedi friends!

Heads-up: I'm in survival mode through tomorrow afternoon.

Paris is going through a brutal heatwave and my loved ones and I are staying with family because the temperature inside our apartment is 31°C. Tomorrow we fly out to Italy. So I'm in between apartments and trying to get everything organized for the trip.

Sorry if I'm slow to reply on here... and thank you as always for the great support and encouragement ❤️

Elena Rossini 🌈3d ago

Dear Fedi friends,

It may be time for a re-introduction. In this post on my #GoToSocial account (glorious 5000 character limit) I have articulated why I have been spending so much time writing about #WSocial lately. Spoiler alert: it's connected to the Fediverse and my activism.

🔗 : https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01KVQ9ZHB7AEYWE7V04W69EY06

And ICYMI this weekend, the European Commission has changed its footer and replaced the Bluesky logo with a W. But the link doesn't work as intended and redirects to the W homepage 🔥🚒

Elena Rossini 🌈4d ago

Sascha Pallenberg 🇹🇼 ♻️ ⚡4d ago

Und? Seid ihr auch schon auf #wsocial der neuen Closed Source Plattform, bei der ihr euch erstmal via Ausweis und Gesichtsscan identifizieren muesst?

Moin #Fediverse hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a350e88a erklaere ich, warum #Curacao eher die #WM gewinnt, als dass W Social die naechsten Jahre ueberleben wird.

Letztendlich ist es ein PR-Coup von in Bruessel gut vernetzten Lobbyist:innen. Mehr nicht!

Wuerde mich wie immer freuen, wenn ihr diese Ausgabe boosten koenntet.

Danke fuer euren Support!

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Elena Rossini 🌈6d ago

Lethe 6d ago

In the span of around 2 hours I got a VPS, installed YunoHost and just installed my first applications. In fact, I needed longer to find a host than to set up everything.

Thank you @_elena for being a YunoHost influencer and of course thank you @yunohost

#selfhosting #YunoHost

Elena Rossini 🌈6d ago

Katika Kühnreich 6d ago

RE: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/116770333053823108

@BerserkEd_PT @_elena @aral

One #problem with #realnameregistration is that it can be used as an #ID for governmental services as well

That is what you could call a #thecirclescenario

Another problem is the #superapp

In #China it became nearly impossible to exist without the #微信 #app , known as #WeChat internationally

If you analyse what #AnnaZeiter said in interviews there are possibilities they want #WSocial to become a #superapp

I'll write it in more detail, in the future, I promise…

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