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European Commission
ec.europa.eu17m ago

🔴 LIVE https://live.wsocial.eu/ec.europa.eu 🔴 Watch LIVE President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu #SOTEU speech

@ec.europa.eu is 🔴LIVE on live.wsocial.eu!
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⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳
audreyt.org20h ago

Some AI researcher friends say the end is nigh.😨 Concern & consternation are reasonable.✅ But there’s still time to reset the AI Doomsday Clock.🔄 Share my thoughts on our common challenge & two-pronged solution for safety in the Age of AI.🙏 #LLAP🖖 au.civic.ai/p/there-is-s...

There is still time to reset the AI Doomsday Clock
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Magnus Brunner
magnusbrunner.bsky.social20h ago

Ceuta's borders are our common European borders. Our priority remains clear: all those who entered illegally and have no right to stay must swiftly return. We need to learn our lessons: close gaps, control our external borders, and preserve Schengen. multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/video/the...

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Isabel Arens
isabel-arens.wsocial.eu13h ago

Happy 🌏 #WorldDemocracyDay 🗳 I am incredibly grateful to live in a democracy. The 🇪🇺 European Union is the biggest transnational democratic Parliament around the world and has brought us the longest period of Peace 🕊 and Human Rights. #Democracy #EU www.un.org/en/observanc...

International Day of Democracy | United Nations
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Sinéad Gibney
sineadgibney.bsky.social13h ago

Moves by the European Commission to introduce EU-wide underage social media restrictions, while welcome, will not mitigate all the dangers faced by children online. www.socialdemocrats.ie/age-restrict...

Age restrictions alone will not mitigate dangers faced by children on social media - Social Democrats
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Petter Körnemark
petter.wsocial.eu1h ago

Are you tuning into live.wsocial.eu? We are live, with our new live feature! @ec.europa.eu

Live streams on W
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We Don't Have Time
wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu23h ago

Over the past few weeks, We Don't Have have reported on 47 climate policy setbacks globally over the past 12 months. Well, here is number 48:

Give Climate Warning ⚠️ to Australian Government: COP31 co-host approves coal mining until 2055 | We Don’t Have Time
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
london.gov.uk15h ago

Tell me again that climate change is a hoax.

Chart showing global annual temperature abnormalities between 1880 and 2024
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Anne Applebaum
anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu11h ago

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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Denys Vuika
denysvuika.wsocial.eu10h ago

Active Poster vs. Reader Dynamics: The "1-9-90 Rule" applies heavily across social platforms: 90% of users only read, 9% interact (like, repost, reply), and roughly 1% regularly create original posts. 0.5 mil active posters out of a few mil daily active users matches standard social media behavior.

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Philipp Willigmann
thegermanomad.wsocial.eu21h ago

For years we have talked about ecosystems. But ecosystems connect actors. Connection is not execution. I increasingly believe coordination speed is becoming a competitive advantage. If Europe could make only 3 big bets for the next decade, what would you choose?

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Ursula von der Leyen
vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu32m ago

Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU. And create a common prosperity and economic security space.

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Veit Dengler
veitdengler.bsky.social14h ago

Wie werden Spitäler nächsten Sommer Patienten vor der Hitze schützen? Wir brauchen einen praktischen Plan, der zügig umgesetzt wird und bei den Schwächsten beginnt: bei unseren Patientinnen und Patienten, bei älteren Menschen und bei Kindern. #Klimaschutz #Verantwortung #Klimatisierung

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Ben Maguire MP
benmaguiremp.bsky.social23h ago

🚨💩 SEWAGE PETITION: I took North Cornwall's voice right to the Prime Minister's front door, joining brilliant campaigners from Surfers Against Sewage to hand in our petition at Number 10 Downing Street.

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F.D. Shook III
fds.wsocial.eu14h ago

Хәерле иртә #WSocial friends and family! ☀️ How are you feeling in this taco 🌮 Tuesday? #Peanut, #Mia, and I send warm hugs and heartfelt love out to everyone. 💘 Please stay safe, healthy, and happy beautiful people! 🥰 #Animals #Cats

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Anna Zeiter
anna.wsocial.eu21h ago

ON AIR: Ready for „WDR 5 - Redezeit“ interview! 🎙️📻

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European Commission
ec.europa.eu33m ago

⏰ Just 1 hour to go till #SOTEU Tune in here to follow President Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu ) — as she sets our her priorities for Europe in the coming year, in the European Parliament. 🔴 We’ll be streaming LIVE here from 9:00 CET - stay tuned.

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Roberta Metsola
president.europarl.europa.eu14h ago

A new chapter for the EU-Canada partnership 🇪🇺🇨🇦 Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to @europarl.europa.eu this Thursday, I am delighted that tonight, the European Parliament's Bureau has endorsed the establishment of an EP antenna office in Ottawa.

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Falah Mousa
falahmousa.wsocial.eu10h ago

You bought the ebook. Why can’t you keep the file? Some ebooks work only in approved apps or devices. Paying readers deserve a copy they can keep and read without the seller’s service. Any limits should be clear before payment. This honesty should be standard everywhere. #Books #WSocialBooks

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Paul Murphy TD
paulmurphy.pbp.ie23h ago

Momentum is growing against data centres. They're using a quarter of our electricity while paying half the price that households are paying. It's time to pull the plug and stop Ireland being the dumping ground for the toxic waste of the 21st century.

Poster for Online public meeting titled 'No More Data Centres - Pull the Plug' at 6pm Monday 21st September, with Paul Murphy TD, Patrick Brodie, and Ann-Louise Bresnahan as speakers
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Ingmar Rentzhog
ingmar.wsocial.eu18h ago

This graph should be front-page news. It shows an El Niño developing faster than the strongest previous events, with a forecast that climbs higher still. I’m worried. Why isn’t this getting more attention?

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European Democrats
europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu14h ago

🇪🇺🇨🇦 Yesterday, reports say Mark #Carney is exploring a new “associate member” status for #Canada with the EU. Just weeks ago, EDP Secretary-General Sandro Gozi called for precisely this kind of special association.

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Teresa Ribera
teresaribera.ec.europa.eu1h ago

Antes de empezar el pleno sobre Estado de la Unión, unos minutos en Radio Nacional de España con JR Lucas para hablar de la Europa que avanza. Cómo proteger, competir y mejorar.

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Raphaël Guintoli
raphaelguintoli.wsocial.eu17h ago

#China dismisses #AI slowdown calls and blasts ‘fearmongering’ from U.S. #tech leaders | Mithil Aggarwal | shorturl.at/dQVXw | @nbcnews.com

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Hinata Tanaka
sunnyrm.wsocial.eu21h ago

I started my own business because the kind of work I wanted to do didn't exist where I wanted to work; however, I do take on other types of work from time to time. Doing so makes me keenly realize just how well-suited the business I built is for me.

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We believe in the need for a global, trusted social media platform owned, run, and hosted in Europe. W is built on verified human users, transparency, privacy, and free speech.

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You can be verified as a human anonymously, or choose to share your real name. Your identity is yours. Always.

You identify yourself through W Identity, a separate app that scans your passport or national identity card and verifies you directly on your own device. You stay in control of what you share with other apps and services. Your ID data is stored only on your device unless you choose to share specific parts of it.

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W is a fresh and safe digital space for the latest news, exchange of opinions, and fun, inspiring content. A social media platform built in Europe for the world. We only allow humans. We believe trust should be earned and have designed our platform from the start with privacy and data protection in mind. We prioritise authenticity, safety, and free speech, in compliance with EU regulations.

  • Only real humans can share content – every account is verified
  • Privacy by design – your identity remains private if you wish so
  • Decentralization – your content can interact across the open AT-Protocol

W Social AB is a limited company incorporated in Sweden. It is built by a pan-European team of experienced entrepreneurs and investors from the media, technology, and AI sectors. Our Advisory Board brings together global leaders, policymakers, experts, and entrepreneurs from across countries and the political spectrum.

Founding team:

Board ChairIngmar Rentzhog
CEOAnna Zeiter
Chief Operating OfficerLisa Letteriello
Chief Commercial OfficerJohan Sundstrand
Chief Marketing OfficerHogir Aslan
Chief Technology OfficerMario Nakic
Chief Creative OfficerPetter Körnemark

W is built on the open AT-Protocol, a global standard for interoperable social networking. This allows your posts and content to work across apps, rather than being locked into a single platform.

Anyone aged 18 or over can join. You need to verify your identity to start posting and commenting. Organisations and companies are also welcome with a dedicated organisational account.

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W is built by a pan-European team of experienced entrepreneurs and investors from the media, technology, and AI sectors. Our Advisory Board brings together global leaders, policymakers, experts, and entrepreneurs from across countries and the political spectrum.

Ingmar Rentzhog

Chairman of the Board

Founder, We Don’t Have Time

Bringing founder experience from building global communities around trust and climate action.

Mario Nakic

Chief Technology Officer

Tech entrepreneur with 15+ years architecting digital platforms and scaling SaaS. Co-Founder and CTO of We Don't Have Time, now leading product, engineering, and platform strategy as Co-Founder and CTO at W.

Petter Körnemark

Chief Creative Officer

Designer with 20+ years’ experience across brands, products, UI/UX, and marketing. Chief Creative Officer at We Don’t Have Time, now leading design, product development, and platform strategy at W.

Jan Scherman

Journalist, Author & Documentary Filmmaker

Advisory board member

Former CEO TV4 | Part of the Launch Team of TV4 | Former Sveriges Television & Sveriges Radio Journalist | Democracy & Freedom of Expression Advocate | Producer of Democracy-Focused Documentary Films | Recipient of the Stora Journalistpriset | Recipient of Torgny Segerstedts Frihetspenna

Georgi Ganev

Investor, Board Member and Former CEO of Kinnevik

Advisory board member

Technology Investor | Former CEO Kinnevik | Former CEO Dustin | Digital Transformation Leader | Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship Advocate | Board Member & Advisor

Johan Sundstrand

CCO & Co-Founder

Serial entrepreneur with 20+ years building and scaling SaaS and platform businesses. Former Founder & CEO of Phyron AB. Now leading revenue, media partnerships, and commercial strategy at W.

Anna Zeiter

CEO & Co-Founder

Ex-eBay

Experienced international C-level executive. Former Vice President and Board Member of eBay International. Board Member of Modern Times Group (MTG). Professor for Data and AI Law. PhD in Free Speech.

Hogir Aslan

CMO & Co-Founder, W Social

Entrepreneur and marketing executive with 15+ years’ experience driving growth and brand strategy for global brands.

Tommy Androff

CEO Trust Anchor group/ID Verification

Advisory board member

Founder Paiwise | AI, Digital Identity & Web3 Infrastructure Builder | Smart Payments & Digital Assets Entrepreneur | Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education

Yariv Adan

Former AI Lead Google, Managing Partner Ellipsis VC

Advisory board member

Former Senior Director Product Management Google | Co-Founder Google Assistant & Google Lens | Lead PM Conversational AI & Generative AI Google Cloud | AI, Machine Learning & Product Innovation Leader

Elizabeth Denham

Former UK Information Commissioner

Advisory board member

Chair Jersey Data Protection Authority | Former Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia | Global Data Protection & Digital Regulation Leader | CBE | International Privacy Policy Expert

Sandrine Dixson-Declève

Honorary President of Club of Rome

Advisory board member

Executive Chair Earth4All | Founder System Transformation Hub | Sustainability & Systems Change Leader | Author Earth for All | Board Member & Policy Advisor | Speaker & Professor | Planetary Boundaries & Wellbeing Economy Architect

Ellie Fokas-Schuettinger

Founding Partner, Pinecone Ventures

Advisory board member

Venture Studio Builder | Co-Creation & Scaling Impact Ventures | Former Venture Manager Hidden Dreams | Finance, Operations & Growth Leader | Startup & Ecosystem Builder

Benny Krönfeldt

Former Head of Security, Saab

Advisory board member

VP & Chief Security Officer Saab Australia | NATO & Military Systems Expertise | Aerospace & Strategic Operations Leader

Christophe Leclercq

Co-Founder Europe MédiaLab / EuroActiv

Advisory board member

Founder Europe MédiaLab: Founder EuroActiv & Europe MediaLab | Trusted European Platforms (TEPs) Initiator | Digital Media & Corporate Governance Leader | Former McKinsey Consultant | EU Competition Policy & Media Innovation Expert | Journalism & European Democracy Advocate

Pär Nuder

Former Swedish Minister for Finance

Advisory board member

Board Member & Senior Advisor | Private Equity & Strategy | Chairman | Public Policy & Economic Leadership

Kristina Persson

Former Swedish Minister for Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation

Advisory board member

Founder Global Challenge Think Tank | Former Deputy Governor Swedish Central Bank | Economist | Sustainability & Futures Policy Leader | Board Member & Strategic Advisor

Marc Placzek

Former Chief Privacy Officer PayPal, Chief Privacy Officer Tools for Humanity

Advisory board member

Board-Level Global Data, Privacy & AI Executive | Privacy & Digital Trust Expert | Data Governance | AI & Ethics | Board Advisor | Public Speaker | Lawyer

Erik Ringertz

Founder & former Netlight CEO

Advisory board member

Founder Culture Capital Studios | Tech Consulting & Digital Transformation Leader | Caring Investor & Board Advisor | Organizational Culture & People-Centric Leadership Expert

Philipp Rösler

Former German Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economics and Technology

Advisory board member

Former Federal Minister of Economics & Health | World Economic Forum Leader | Board Member & Strategic Advisor | Global Business & Policy Expert

Thomas Süssli

Former Swiss Chief of Armed Forces

Advisory board member

Cyber Defence & National Security Leader | Former Banking & IT Executive | Military Transformation & Strategic Leadership Expert

Philipp Willigmann

CEO & Founder, UU-Path & CVC / Open innovation Ecosystem

Advisory board member

Venture Partner & Board Advisor | Former Deloitte Monitor Deloitte Senior Manager | Corporate Venture Capital & Digital Transformation Expert | IMD Board Governance Certified

Travis LeBlanc

Partner Cooley, Member of U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Advisory board member

Former FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief | Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Leader | Former Senior Advisor California AG Kamala Harris | Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board Member

Molly Finn

Former Vice President at eBay

Advisory board member

Senior Advisor & Legal Executive | Former Vice President of Legal and Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer at eBay

Harvey Jang

Chief Privacy Officer, Cisco

Advisory board member

IAPP Board of Directors and Certification Instructor: AI Governance Professional, CIPP-EU, US, and Technologist

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