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  • kbal@fedia.io
    150·
    7 months ago

    The new platform, W, will require identification and photo validation to ensure that its users are both humans and who they claim to be

    Kind of them to get that out of the way in the first sentence. No further reading required.

    • quick_snail@feddit.nlEnglish
      8·
      7 months ago

      Germany has been running official mastodon instances for politicians and government offices for years

    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
      4·
      7 months ago

      I’m all for it. I think it was the initial vision for the internet and web, and we got sidetracked by growth and commercialization. I do have to wonder if such a move did happen, a sudden shift of mainstream to here (in general, the Activity Pub’s various forms), could it handle it? Fast growth was a huge hit with the Reddit migration(s), and that was “just” Reddit.

  • Affidavit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    7 months ago

    requiring user identification and photo verification

    And so they’ve failed before they’ve begun.

  • E_coli42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    7 months ago

    America bad so switch to EU. Oh no, EU bad now, so switch to something else?

    Just use something decentralized, fucking hell. Stop having such blind loyalty to countries.

    • axx@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Yeah it’s a stupid title. Some people are trying to make the most of the moment and start their own social network.

      This makes it sound like this is an EU-mandated social network.

  • Virtvirt588@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    7 months ago

    Yet another attempt at a “lesser evil” just how bluesky appeared to exist. Its essentially the same thing but wrapped in a “European made” wrapper, even it’s policies are the same.

    Europe has the capacity to make good software yet garbage like W gets the spot light. Instead of glorifying the aspect that it is European made, consider the quality it provides.

    Mastodon is the perfect example here as it both satisfies quality standards and isn’t based in fascist america.

  • cley_faye@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    7 months ago

    requiring user identification and photo verification to prevent bots

    Can’t wait until the next next big thing: “F”, for “Fuck you”.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      I know that’s not going to be popular around here, but I am kind of curious what an “everyone is a confirmed user” social media site would actually look like, compared to the “whoever has the most bots gets shoved to the top of the rankings” cesspool we have now.

      Social media was a mistake. We should have stuck to small forums. Same with real life tbh. Shit, have I become an anarchist now?

      • cley_faye@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        It would probably be the same content-wise. The bots are put there by people that wants to push an agenda. If we somehow reach a point where such a network with only live, confirmed humans exists, they’ll still push their points I guess. After all, we already see prominent account posting batshit crazy thing under their real name, so that would not change much.

        And, yeah. It’s not really being an anarchist to think smaller, closer spaces are a good idea. Worldwide, almost universal social connection all the time, even without the constant barrage of garbage, is bound to completely overload our brain. Focusing on smaller communities, hand in these for a limited/controlled duration, things that actual matters, sounds really nice. It’s more of a “technical minimalism”, if we keep things digital.

  • Fedizen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    7 months ago

    Bluesky’s original “invite only but each person can invite” makes way more sense for bot management than “requiring photo identification” that can’t be verified and can be generated by ai.

  • Formfiller@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    7 months ago

    It’s a start but They better cut off oracle and palantir too or this is just smoke and mirrors. Pro genocide pro mass surveillance pro mass incarceration Larry Ellison is behind the digital id that EU governments keep trying to shove down your throats.