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Andy PiperonMastodon4d ago
I'm appalled to see the European Commission apparently embracing closed source, commercial, ID and age verification mandatory, social media today - in the very face of the technology sovereignty and online freedoms debates.
I think they've just thrown away the greatest opportunity to be the champion of all things open and collaborative, and to live and demonstrate their own values. Incredibly disappointed.
🔥 🔥 from @_elena who nails it, and asks crucial questions.
https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-public-institutions-and-the-theater-of-european-digital-sovereignty/
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Analysis Summary
European public institutions have migrated from Bluesky to W Social, a closed-source commercial network, which contradicts stated commitments to digital sovereignty and open technology. The move is real — W Social is Swedish-owned and proprietary — but the post characterizes it as official Commission policy when it's an institutional adoption without confirmed broader mandate. The underlying hypocrisy (adopting closed systems while advocating openness) is legitimate criticism, though the scope of the alleged "embrace" is broader than the evidence supports.
Claims Analysis (2)
“The European Commission is embracing closed source, commercial, ID and age verification mandatory social media.”
The linked article describes European public institutions moving to W Social (a closed-source private network), but does not establish Commission-wide mandatory policy. The claim conflates institutional adoption with official policy.
“European public institutions moved from Bluesky to W Social, a private for-profit closed-source network.”
The linked article explicitly confirms this migration and W Social's closed-source, for-profit status under Swedish ownership.
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