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.