The last thing anyone needs is a new "platform" for microblogging. The whole point is we should be moving beyond silo'd platforms into an open social world. So my response to the launch of "W" as a competing platform to "X" is simply: "but Y, tho?"
[cybernews.com/tech/europe-...](https://cybernews.com/tech/europe-social-media-w/ )
[Bye, X: Europeans are launchin...](https://cybernews.com/tech/europe-social-media-w/ )
Mike Masnick
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2026-01-20 23:52:22 UTC
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