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Elena Rossini 🌈onMastodon4d ago
#WSocial will open up their beta program today… and I have a SCOOP for you: it appears that they have quietly gone closed-source!
This is ironic, considering that the @EUCommission just unveiled their Tech Sovereignty Package, emphasizing the importance of #OpenSource. And yet they have migrated their main ATproto accounts to W Social - whose code can no longer be inspected!
My full article - with a great analysis by @aral:
🔗: https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-public-institutions-and-the-theater-of-european-digital-sovereignty/
#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #BigTech
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Analysis Summary
W Social, a platform built on the ATproto protocol, has switched from open-source to closed-source code — and European public institutions including EU Commission accounts have migrated to it, contradicting the EU's newly announced Tech Sovereignty Package which emphasizes open-source infrastructure. This creates a real contradiction between stated policy (digital sovereignty through open code) and practice (relying on a private, proprietary platform for official communications). The irony is the core of Rossini's analysis — institutions claiming to prioritize digital independence are consolidating on a for-profit network owned by Swedish entrepreneurs whose code cannot be publicly audited.
Claims Analysis (3)
“W Social has quietly gone closed-source”
Linked article confirms W Social transitioned from open-source to closed-source. Author Elena Rossini is a recognized tech policy researcher who covers digital sovereignty.
“European public institutions have migrated their main ATproto accounts to W Social”
Linked article explicitly states EU public institutions moved Bluesky accounts to W Social platform.
“This contradicts the EU Commission's Tech Sovereignty Package emphasis on open-source”
The factual claims (EU Tech Sovereignty exists, emphasizes open-source; institutions moved to closed-source platform) are verified. The characterization as contradictory is analytical judgment — valid but interpretive.
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