@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu seems to be a "normal" Bluesky/Atmosphere account, that happens to be on the W social PDS: wdonthavetime.tngl.io/wsocial-wned... Asking for verification of all social media accounts is stupid anyway, but doing so with such a blatant double standard is bold!

Have you been Wned: Has W Social made your personal information public?

Check if W Social has made your personal information public.

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What did we do???

@cybernews.bsky.social we are a totally different organisation and not affiliated with @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu in any way. Our names are totally different! Please update your reporting. #Wned cybernews.com/security/w-s...

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Elena Rossini ⁂@elenarossini.com · last wk.

First up: W Don't Have Time @wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social published a deep dive this morning revealing how "Just 18 unverified VIP accounts produce more than half of all #WSocial content" 🔗: wdonthavetime.offprint.app/a/3my2tecrxk... My face today, since reading it: 🤯 #WSocialFacts

We Tricked you: The answer is just 18 users! @wsocial.eu says users must be verified before posting, yet 18 of the top 25 posters aren't verified and created half of all content on W (+250k posts). Find out which VIPs can post on #WSocial without verification! #WSocialFacts #cloWned 🤡 #Wned

Just 18 unverified VIP accounts produce more than half of all W Social content.

W Social says users must verify themselves before they can post, yet most of the top 25 posters have no verification records and between them have created over 250,000 posts. Find out who gets to post on W Social without verification.

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W Don't Have Time@wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social · last wk.

We have a joke for you. How many users does it take to prop up a social network? 100? 1,000? 10,000? #Wsocial #WsocialFacts #WsocialJokes #cloWned 🤡 (We'll tell you the punchline tomorrow)

We have a joke for you. How many users does it take to prop up a social network? 100? 1,000? 10,000? #Wsocial #WsocialFacts #WsocialJokes #cloWned 🤡 (We'll tell you the punchline tomorrow)

It’s really not a complicated issue. Who is a safe pair of hands? Who do you trust?

Mathew Lowry@mathewlowry.eurosky.social · 2w ago

Thought I'd get this out of my system. mathewlowry.leaflet.pub/3mxwiozz7ns27 #trust #wsocial

We love a comprehensive deep dive. #WSocial #Wned #WSocialFacts

Elena Rossini ⁂@elenarossini.com · 2w ago

My blog post that explains the latest #WSocial controversy is up: 🔗: blog.elenarossini.com/public-by-de... Disclaimer for W folks: this work is entirely self-funded, with childcare help courtesy of my family so I could write the first full draft on Sunday 💁‍♀️ #WIdentity #WSocialFacts #privacy

Watching the #WSocial drama this week was entertaining, but it's a reminder: secure online identity is still unsolved, and we need it. My two cents: this isn't a job for companies to build or run. Innovation moves fast in private hands, but speed isn't what matters here. Trust does.

This is surely the sign of a confident organisation that supports open debate and isn't afraid of criticism. #WSocial #WSocialTruth

Today has been just a Whirlwind of #WSocial drama. To help you stay on top of all the WTFs, we made a handy Watchdog feed that you can pin and enjoy wherever you get your skeets. bsky.app/profile/did:... #WSocialFacts #Wned

Was "somehow" transparent. As far I understand: Tech: W Social is a product that encloses open commons—taking open code and turning it into closed source, with a proprietary identity gate placed in front. Eurosky/Mu keep the standard open. W Social’s proprietary value proposition relies

Pablo Soria-Rojas@pablo.sr · 2w ago

I'd argue that they should have run a tender with rules and deadlines if they want it hosted externally, but that's just details. The bottomline is the missing transparency in the decision making.

Open protocols are supposed to create choice. But choice needs transparency. The European Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into how the Commission selected its AT Protocol platform. Public institutions should be able to explain their decisions. That’s good for everyone in the ecosystem.

LeafPlaza • EU-sovereign social platform compatible with the ATP@leafplaza.eu · 3w ago

UPDATE: W Social and the European Commission. The Commission moved its AT Protocol presence to WSocial with no public criteria published. The Ombudsman said that needs explanation: what criteria, and how were they assessed across platforms? Support us by getting a LeafPlaza account

"Das Protokoll ist die Strasse, nicht das Ziel. Kein Teil des #ATProtocol verlangt, Passländer in ein öffentliches Repository zu schreiben, das hat einzig und allein #Wsocial fuer sich entschieden. [...] Eine Einwilligung in etwas, das man nie zu sehen bekommt, ist keine!" #DSGVO #WIdentity

Sascha Pallenberg@palle.eurosky.social · 2w ago

So verstoesst #Wsocial taeglich gegen EU-Recht & damit auch die #DSGVO 👉 t.ly/WsocialFail Und warum? Auszuege aus dem EU-Lobbyregister zeigen Treffen, in denen es u.a. um eine ID-Verifizierungs Infrastruktur in der EU geht. Bitte teilt diese Recherche. Danke 🙏 #WsocialFacts #Widentity #Wned

Dear #WSocial verified users, who had your account verified after 16-09-2026: if you are not comfortable with your full name, nationality and approx. age being shared *outside* of W, on the open web, please DO NOT delete your account. You need to file a proper right of deletion request instead #GDPR

Alban_bdx@albdx.eurosky.social · 2w ago

@wsocial.eu @anna.wsocial.eu I’m not happy that my approximate date of birth and nationality can be read by anyone in my W Social verification record. Please explain your legal basis for publishing it, and delete it. #WsocialFacts #GDPR

@palle.eurosky.social just published a powerful exposé about the #WSocial "it's not a leak if we intentionally publish it" ID data controversy. I highly recommend you read it (it's in German, but you could use your browser's translation tool): www.metacheles.de/w-social-dat... #WIdentity #GDPR

W Social: Verifiziert heisst veroeffentlicht

Das europaeische Netzwerk verspricht Anonymitaet trotz Ausweispflicht. Seine eigenen Datensaetze erzaehlen etwas anderes. Und die DSGVO hat dazu eine ziemlich klare Meinung. Analyse eines Privacy Fail...

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A waitlist survey tells you what users wanted. It is not a legal basis, it is not consent, and it binds nobody who verified in September. Any verified user can put all of the above to IMY in Sweden or their own data protection authority. That's Art. 77.

If you joined Wsocial and don't like your personal data displayed because you accidentally ticked that box, the only solution seems to be to delete your account. On the other hand, if you want full control of what appears on your profile join Bluesky, Eurosky, or any other PDS.

W Social@wsocial.eu · 2w ago

We understand that you may prefer not to share your age range and nationality publicly. If so, you can delete your account under Settings → Account → Delete account. You can read more about how it works and the reasoning behind it here: wsocial.eu/profile/wsoc...

Keep us accountable by double-checking our homework. Inspect our code hosted on @tangled.org . Verify our results. Make suggestions for improvements via pull requests. This is a community effort.

tangled.org trending@stitch.selfhosted.social · 2w ago

Scripts for observing public data on the W Social PDS, pds.wsocial.network. They only read what the server already makes public, and none of them need a login.

Sorry, we should not have let that cat out of the bag. Where is the edit button???

W Don't Have Time@wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social · 2w ago

We're currently getting paid €2.5m by the #bsky38 cartel, so that's €1.25m for us to keep this trap shut for 6m.

We're currently getting paid €2.5m by the #bsky38 cartel, so that's €1.25m for us to keep this trap shut for 6m.

neko@neko.moe.observer · 2w ago

we all have a number... what's the amount of money someone would have to pay you to stop posting for 6 months?

Following on the great work by people like @vicwalker.dev.br and @aiueo.ooo 💖 we made our Semble collections "collaborative". Get involved on @semble.so and @margin.at by adding annotations and links, and creating connections to make more sense of #WSocial stories. semble.so/profile/wdon...

W Don't Have Time (wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social) — Semble

"Trust community, not wealth" Holding power accountable on the open social web. https://woosh.link/wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social

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We've been doing social media analytics for well over a decade, no other social media platform provided public age data per account like this Facebook has user_birthday but users must authorize the app to read their own data, not of any account! Have we not learned anything from Cambridge Analytica

i guess when your entire goal is to push something (mandatory ID verification and de-anonymisation) with a hell of a lot of political power and money behind it, it's only natural to immediately point the finger that anyone who doesn't like what you're doing must also be playing your game

W Social@wsocial.eu · 2w ago

As we have communicated. We did the update on Septemebr 17th. Now a question back to you @wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social Who have funded you and what is your connection to other PDS operators? What is your motive to create a site framing public information as a "data-leak" what's your motive?

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Anuj Ahooja@quillmatiq.com · 2w ago

"who's behind you" my...my family and friends? and a community of people who care about the people they build for?

Why wait for your database to be hacked if you can just publish private passport data to a public PDS straight away?

W Don't Have Time@wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social · 2w ago

"W Social may have published personal information such as your full legal name, date of birth, email address, and nationality in their public records. Information which many would expect to be remain private." wdonthavetime.offprint.app/a/3mxj2ohfsh...

I'm old enough to remember when the number one rule of using the internet was to not give out your real name, address, or other important information.

This is our contention. Real consent requires a clear understanding of the implications. The atmosphere concept is new to most, and for general audiences, relatively complicated compared to previous paradigms. It is irresponsible to publish full names, nationalities and birth dates.

Walrus@walrus.northsky.social · 2w ago

Its also not clear that when users are signing they're aware of how public this data is. They may have assumed the data is only visible to WSocial users. Pretty much anyone is able to see the data of anyone on WSocial.

It’s a strange position to be in, explaining that (gasp) sometimes people don’t do things just for the money. This is why the old models continue to fail us. The rich work only to seize more power and influence, and assume we all share this same view. Community matters. #ApesTogetherStrong

W Don't Have Time@wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social · 2w ago

This is incredibly easy to answer. Unlike #WSocial, we have no financial motivation or incentive. We care about people's privacy and safety online. We want to help W users understand how their data is being disclosed, and show just how readily available W has made their personal data.

It's a privacy disaster if true, as malign actors will use this information. Verification is one thing, publication is another.