Hannah Grace@hpod16@eupolicy.social
Have you heard of W Social?
https://wsocial.eu/
Another platform branding itself as a European alternative to US big tech.
(another would be Monnett social)
Hannah Grace@hpod16@eupolicy.social
Dorian@dalcacer@mas.to
@hpod16@eupolicy.social I would rather have a rebranded European mastodon instance, that onboards citizens easily than to endure another poorly orchestrated money grab like #w
Hannah Grace@hpod16@eupolicy.social
@dalcacer@mas.to funded by who though?
Seriously asking.
Do you think that public institutions should get involved in funding social media platforms as a service? Would you want your tax-euros to go to that?
Rudi@rudi@tyrol.social
@hpod16@eupolicy.social @dalcacer@mas.to
imho no tax money needed for the fediverse. But support is very much needed. Support by presence (like yours), by taking it serious, by publicity.
It would be a slap in the face, though, if the EU would fund projects like W with money. The linked article https://bingx.com/en/news/post/eu-backs-million-launch-of-w-to-rival-x-beta-slated-by-february to me sounds as if the EU indeed is funding it: "European Union institutions and allied policymakers are supporting a €500 million initiative to launch W"
Gurre Vildskägg@Gurre@mastodon.nu
@rudi@tyrol.social @hpod16@eupolicy.social @dalcacer@mas.to I read that sentence as:
1. the vulture capitalists have a plan that takes 500 M€
2. Someone attached to the EU has said a kind word about the idea of a non-US social media platform.
Not necessarily there being any direct connection even in the statements, even less so any funding from the EU.