W Social is a new European social network launched at Davos that requires identity verification (likely passport scanning) to join — positioned as an alternative to X. The core fact is verified by Pravda Austria reporting. Balkan's warning uses inflammatory language ('complete and utter fool') and appeal-to-fear framing rather than explaining specific privacy mechanisms. The post doesn't detail what data W collects, how it's stored, or what actual risks exist — it relies on reader assumption that passport verification automatically equals surveillance overreach without establishing the technical or legal basis for that concern.