W Social

W Social

@wsocial.eu

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. https://wsocial.eu/

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Still buzzing from Berlin! 🇩🇪🏆 From football legend Philipp Lahm to Europe’s leading changemakers, what a night! When our CEO Anna Zeiter received the European Future Award for Innovation & Business, it marked another milestone for W. What a moment! 🇪🇺❤️

🇪🇺 Welcome to W Social, @vdma.wsocial.eu! A powerful voice for European industry has joined W! Representing 3,500 companies, VDMA is one of Europe's most influential industry associations, driving innovation and shaping the future of European manufacturing. Great to have you on board! 🚀

#WInMedia 🇪🇺 “A European woman takes on X!” BeCentral welcomes W CEO and co-founder @anna.wsocial.eu to open The Future of Tech is Female in Brussels on 19 November. The mission: European digital sovereignty, data hosted in Europe and conversations between real people. luma.com/thefuture-d6px

#WInMedia Honoring those who dedicate themselves to Europe's future! 🇪🇺✨ The European Future Award highlights the outstanding projects and individuals actively shaping our continent. Congratulations to everyone working towards a stronger, united Europe.🌏 www.rbb-online.de/abendschau/v...

rbb-online.deBeim European Future AwardIn Berlin wird am Montag erstmals der European Future Award verliehen: Der neue Preis zeichnet Menschen und Projekte aus, die sich für Europas Zukunft engagieren. Hauptpreisträger wird der Schauspiele...

🔴 Now live on W: the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with We Don’t Have Time!

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🔴 LIVE https://live.wsocial.eu/wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu Climate and Clean Air Coalition Annual Meeting 2026 - High Returns, Missing from the Balance Sheet?

We are thrilled to welcome @tvpworld.wsocial.eu to W Social! 🌍📰 We are proud to add another major, trusted media house to the platform. Follow them for the latest international news, breaking stories, and insights from CEE. Welcome to the W network! wsocial.eu/profile/tvpw...

TVPWorld@tvpworld.wsocial.eu

“The idea of any sort of a meeting that is about Ukraine without Ukraine being at the table and without Europe being at the table should be unacceptable,” Gen. Ben Hodges (Ret.), Former Commander of U.S. Army Europe, said in an interview with TVP World.

Our CEO and co-founder Prof. Dr. Anna Zeiter @anna.wsocial.eu has received the European Future Award 2026 for Innovation & Business. 🇪🇺 Presented at the inaugural ceremony in Berlin today, the award recognises her work advancing Europe’s digital independence through W Social.

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“Trust and responsibility can become competitive advantages.” These words from the award speech capture what we believe at W. Verified human interaction, privacy and open technical standards can help Europe shape its own digital future.

Congratulations to Anna, Vitali Klitschko, Daniel Brühl and Meral Şimşek. Thank you to the jury, the organisers and everyone helping us build W: a European social network for the world. Watch Anna’s award citation with English subtitles in the video. 👇

Our CEO and co-founder Prof. Dr. Anna Zeiter @anna.wsocial.eu has received the European Future Award 2026 for Innovation & Business. 🇪🇺 Presented at the inaugural ceremony in Berlin today, the award recognises her work advancing Europe’s digital independence through W Social.

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The award celebrates freedom, human rights, solidarity, diversity and people who strengthen Europe’s future. It is organised by Tu was für Europa, a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative chaired by former European Parliament President Martin Schulz.

The jury recognised Anna’s commitment to a European digital public sphere built on trust, responsibility and democratic values. Her work combines expertise in law and privacy with the determination to build a European social network.

Our CEO and co-founder Prof. Dr. Anna Zeiter @anna.wsocial.eu has received the European Future Award 2026 for Innovation & Business. 🇪🇺 Presented at the inaugural ceremony in Berlin today, the award recognises her work advancing Europe’s digital independence through W Social.

Fellow honourees include Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, recognised for his commitment to freedom, self-determination and Ukraine’s European future; actor Daniel Brühl; and Kurdish writer and poet Meral Şimşek, honoured for defending freedom of expression.

A warm welcome to @lemberg-estate.wsocial.eu on W Social! 🏢🇸🇰 Bringing premium real estate insights and property updates directly from Bratislava. Follow their page for the latest developments in the Slovakian property market. Delighted to have you on board! 🤝✨ wsocial.eu/profile/lemb...

Lemberg s.r.o. is a full-service real estate agency in Slovakia, specializing in the search, sale, rental, and management of residential and commercial properties for foreign investors and expats.

🇩🇪 Welcome to W, Wolfgang Schmidt! @wolfgangschmidt.wsocial.eu Proud to welcome Germany’s former Federal Minister for Special Affairs and Head of the Federal Chancellery under Chancellor Olaf Scholz. A prominent voice in European politics and international affairs. Great to have you on W! 🇪🇺

A huge welcome to @comicbuzz.wsocial.eu on W Social! From comic book reviews and movie breakdowns to all things geek culture, your feed just got a major upgrade. 💥🦸‍♂️ Head over to their profile, check out their posts, and give them a follow! 🚀✨ wsocial.eu/profile/comi...

ComicBuzz@comicbuzz.wsocial.eu

We are here! #comics #comicbooks #movies #films #gaming #videogames #comicbuzz

A warm welcome to @newsbiscuit.wsocial.eu joining the W Social ecosystem! Bringing brilliant British satire and exceptional humor to the network. Check out their profile and give them a follow to keep your feed entertaining. Welcome to W! 👋🎉 wsocial.eu/profile/news...

Welcome to W, Alberto Alemanno! @alemanno.wsocial.eu Proud to welcome the HEC Paris Professor of EU Law, Harvard Democracy Fellow and founder of The Good Lobby. An influential voice shaping the future of European democracy, civic participation and sovereignty. Welcome aboard! 🌍

🇧🇪 Welcome to W, Belgium’s Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs! @belgiummfa.wsocial.eu Proud to welcome another major European institution to W. From international diplomacy to global cooperation, we look forward to your voice and perspectives enriching our growing community. Welcome aboard! 🇧🇪🇪🇺

W is currently facing a wave of criticism that mixes false accusations, distorted facts and legitimate questions. Here is a detailed memo that addresses the claims and set out the facts. We have gone through each of the points with our independent external Data Protection Officer.

Our CEO @anna.wsocial.eu was recognised as one of the most influential German women, alongside Ursula von der Leyen, Susanne Klatten, Nathalie von Siemens, Barbara Schöneberger and Marion Horn. A proud recognition of Anna’s work to build something that can make a real difference.👏 #WInTheMedia

A huge welcome to @office.wsocial.eu to W Social! 🇪🇺✨ We are thrilled to see European institutions and organizations taking ownership of their digital presence on open, sovereign infrastructure. Give them a follow and join the conversation! 👇 @office.wsocial.eu

W is currently facing a wave of criticism that mixes false accusations, disinformation, distorted facts with legitimate questions. We will publish a detailed memo in due course to address the claims and set out the facts.

#WInTheMedia 🌍 It’s cool to be European! 🇪🇺 W Social featured at the Political Communication Summit, highlighting our mission to build a more trustworthy social media platform where real people come first. Read the full article👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/het-co...

linkedin.comHet is cool om Europeaan te zijn / It's cool to be European<English version below> De afgelopen dagen was ik in Wenen bij het Political Communication Summit, te midden van mensen die vechten voor de democratie. En ik moet zeggen: het maakte me trots.

1/5 We’ve upgraded W’s verified badge to give you more context about the person behind the keyboard. Real humans. More trust. Your real name stays optional.

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5/5 Verification is handled separately by W Identity on European infrastructure. W Social never receives your passport, document number or photo, exact birthdate Learn more: wsocial.news/faq Real people. Real conversations. Made in Europe. For the world. 🇪🇺

Before launching W’s beta in June, we surveyed our waitlist. Most respondents wanted either real names or anonymity with more context about who’s behind the keyboard. That shaped our approach: optional real names, with a verified age range and nationality.

1/5 We’ve upgraded W’s verified badge to give you more context about the person behind the keyboard. Real humans. More trust. Your real name stays optional.

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3/5 Keep your real name private and still be a verified human. W Social receives your real name only if you choose to share it, and your birth year and nationality, never your exact birthdate. Your profile only shows an age range. All users agree to what is shared publicly during verification.

4/5 Available first in the desktop app. Verified before September? Your details aren’t displayed yet. Support for earlier accounts is on the way.

1/5 We’ve upgraded W’s verified badge to give you more context about the person behind the keyboard. Real humans. More trust. Your real name stays optional.

2/5 Click the ID icon on a profile to see: • Verified name, if the person chose to share it • Age range • Nationality used for verification You chose what to share during verification. The upgraded badge now displays those details.

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What I said on stage at Stockholm Climate Leadership Forum today. Speak up for climate or democracy and the script is the same. First they try to silence you. Then to discredit you. Any platform that challenges the attention machine gets the same treatment. We saw it at W from day one.

A warm welcome to @cullenintel.wsocial.eu to W Social! 🇪🇺 As trusted experts decoding European regulation across tech, telecoms, media, and postal sectors, their insights are vital to Europe's digital ecosystem. Great to have you on board! 🚀 wsocial.eu/profile/cull...

Cullen International@cullenintel.wsocial.eu

💶 Ireland, the Netherlands and France have imposed the highest total data protection fines on large digital platforms since May 2018. At least 9 of 19 European countries surveyed issued fines for GDPR and/or e-Privacy breaches. More info in our benchmark: www.cullen-international.com/news/2026/09...

What is worth building in an age when almost anything is possible? W co-founder Ingmar Rentzhog joins “Build What Matters” at Netlight for a round table on turning important ideas into reality. 📍 Stockholm, 15 October, 17:30 Register: events.netlight.com/build-what-m... #WInTheMedia

A warm welcome to @bitkom.org on W Social! 🇪🇺 As Germany’s digital association representing 2,200+ companies, their voice is key to European innovation and digital sovereignty. Great to have them with us—make sure to give them a follow! 🚀 wsocial.eu/profile/bitk...

Bitkom@bitkom.org

Deutschland braucht einen digitalen „Nordstern“. 🧭 Beim heutigen politischen Abend diskutierten Thorsten Frei und Ralf Wintergerst, was es jetzt für die Modernisierung braucht: mehr Innovation, digitale Souveränität, Sicherheit und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.

#WInTheMedia 🇩🇪 W Social featured in the latest SocialHub Mag! Our CEO Anna Zeiter speaks about why Europe needs its own social media infrastructure, verified humans, privacy, and the vision behind W Social. Read the full interview below 👇

#WInTheMedia 🇩🇪 Can W become a real alternative to X? BR24 speaks with our CEO Anna Zeiter about verified humans, privacy and why Europe needs its own social media infrastructure. Read the article (in German)

br.deWie die europäische Plattform "W Social" X ersetzen willDer neue europäische Kurznachrichtendienst W Social will vieles anders machen als US-amerikanische Soziale Netzwerke. Mit höherem Datenschutz und weniger Hass und Falschinformationen auf der Plattform...

📣 W in the media: W Social joins the Political Communication Summit as an official partner. Democracy depends on people being able to debate, disagree and trust that they are talking to real humans. That is the conversation we want to help build. #WInTheMedia www.politicalcomms.eu

Welcome Kölner Klub für Luftsport (KKfL) to W Social! ✈️ Home to Cologne’s aviators since 1950, KKfL shares the thrill of gliding, motor soaring & flight training across the Rhineland. Follow @kkfl.wsocial.eu for soaring updates and cockpit views from above the clouds! 🛩️