European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States.

The new platform, W, will require identification and photo validation to ensure that its users are both humans and who they claim to be, Danish news media outlet Politiken.dk reports.

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    X is no longer a public square

    A group of 54 members of the European Parliament called for European alternatives to the dominant social media platforms on Monday.

    IIRC the EC actually paid for some of the development of Kbin (now Mbin) with a grant.