#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 European Commission (npub1m96…ag4y) 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 Balkan (npub1p09…m5vl):
🔗: https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-public-institutions-and-the-theater-of-european-digital-sovereignty/
#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #BigTech
Elena Rossini 🌈
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2026-06-17 07:28:53 UTC
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