European Commission joins Swedish social media platform "W" as alternative to US Big Tech
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Anna Desmarais
Summary
The European Commission has joined a new European-made social media platform called "W," based in Sweden and built by entrepreneurs in media, technology, and AI. The platform emphasizes verified human users, transparency, privacy, and free speech. Its beta version launched this week with a vetting process for users, and top European officials are already using it. W is the latest in a series of alternative social media platforms aiming to compete with US Big Tech companies.
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· 3 pulledThe European Commission announced Wednesday that it was joining a new, made-in-Europe alternative social media platform called 'W.'
The platform, first announced at the World Economic Forum in January, is built on 'verified human users, transparency, privacy and free speech.'
W, based in Sweden, was built by entrepreneurs in media, technology and artificial intelligence, according to the platform's website.
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