@stefan @Lockpro The issue never was anonymity, but lack of accountability. Both for platforms and users.
If you post something vile, your account is suspended and it's a hassle to re-register you'll think twice before doing it again. But the current socal media standard¹ is you can post something vile with your full name and employer visible and still continue as if there's no problem.
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¹ As per numerous examples on Facebook and x/Twitter

@stefan It's a startup using big words, is all I can see. Not sure where this "European organisations" stuff comes from.

@jwildeboer @stefan yeah, all I read is, "former ministers and business representatives, primarily from Sweden" hatched their plan at Davos. Definitely something for Europeans to be wary of, a C-Level exec looking to increase their net worth, having cut their teeth at eBay.

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@stefan so long as they federate it, good. if not, they get a weak one.

@stefan Really? ‘W. A step ahead from X.’
Can I get my branding money now?

@falcennial Yeah, I don't see anything about federating. And don't really expect that happening. But I guess we'll see!

@stefan oh okay so barely anyone will use it then. I guess it's probably fine for publishing notifications from government officials and institutions though.

They should build it in such a way that they can link to approved fediverse servers.

@stefan ooph. No, thankyew.

@stefan @briankrebs It’s not. On the Fediverse they can’t make people verify themselves with ID documents but on this new platform they’re making, they can do that.

@MisuseCase Yep, that's what I'm thinking. https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/115929732351043465

@briankrebs

@stefan "European organizations" like who ? Also, this is going nowhere.

@stefan

*There are 5 competing social media networks*

- This is so stupid! We need to create one that will combine and unite all the users!

*Result: there are 6 competing social media networks*

@stefan ... wait, are you telling me this isn't satire?

Seriously? Another silo?

@stefan Y

@stefan good press stunt. Won,t go anywhere. Identification? No way. If they want, they have the fediverse with european isntances, and anyone can create their own. Again, this is not going anywhere, It looks like a show for the press and nothing more.

@stefan @slothrop same here. Four weeks? Too much time, I give it two maximum.

@stefan Just because Europe's in a spat with America right now, I would like it to be more but am not that optimistic, doesn't mean they don't want to control and amass proffit from those who use the platform. You can't do that with the fediverse.

@stefan

If it's anything like similar startups (see Gander in Canada), they are going to spend lots of time on marketing material to investors, and little time on creating something actually useful

@slothrop
WinkedIn lol
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