W Social criticized as "openness theater" that benefits insiders rather than users
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Ben Werdmuller critiques W Social, arguing it is an insider's tool built by people who know how to work the system for their own benefit, making it likely to betray its users. He suggests that European politicians are drawn to it because it partners with and pays people they already know, and warns that when the discourse shifts away from sovereignty, the founders will likely shift their stance as well.
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· 4 pulledW Social is the insider's tool: a platform created people who know how to work the system for their own benefit.
That ultimately means it's more likely to betray its users.
It seems likely to me that when the discourse moves away from sovereignty to something else, the founders will also shift.
It's not a surprise to me that European politicians are more likely to work with a platform that partners with and pays people they already know.
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