W - The European social network for verified humans

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“Europe needs its own trusted social media infrastructure.” In an interview with n-tv, our CEO and co-founder Anna Zeiter @anna.wsocial.eu explained why W is being built differently from traditional platforms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTLA...

Antwort sein auf Instagram, X, TikTok und Co. will ein neues Unternehmen, so die Mitgründerin | ntv

wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu1 day ago

Who needs fossil energy? 🇪🇸 Spain just pulled off one of the fastest energy transformations in Europe. In 2000: ⚠️ 56% fossil ☀️🌬️ 2% solar + wind By 2026: ☀️🌬️ 44% solar + wind ⚠️ Just 17% fossil Gas now sets Spain’s electricity price only 15% of the time, compared to 89% in Italy.

isabel-arens.wsocial.eu1w ago

The Insight Story of How Social Media rewired our Minds and Our World 📖 #Socialmedia #Book Algorithm, Populism, Violence... 🌐 Is a better Social Media possible? #WSocial ☀️ Book day #Berlin #Tiergarten #GroßerStern #Librelivre

ingmar.wsocial.eu5 days ago

A symbolic handover marking the birth of the Santa Marta process: #WeDontHaveTime presents the first gold #MakeScienceGreatAgain cap to the environment ministers of Colombia and the Netherlands, who pass it on to Tuvalu’s Maina Talia, host of the next conference.

ringertz.wsocial.eu1 day ago

Nu behöver ingen undra längre hur sömn påverkar arga respektive lugna flickors vilja att servera wasabi. ☝️

anna.wsocial.eu4 days ago

For the German speakers among you! share.google/886g6TLJt7F1...

W Social: Eine europäische Social-Media-Plattform will X Konkurrenz machen

anna.wsocial.eu3 days ago

W in German Tagesthemen! 🤩👏🏻 @wsocial.eu

Proud to welcome @sean.wsocial.eu to W Social. Great leadership makes the conversation stronger. 🚀

@kristinapersson.wsocial.eu is now on W Social. Welcome, we’re glad to have you with us.

ringertz.wsocial.eu3 days ago

Nordic Happiness Summit day 2. Election years national happiness declines! This is because conversations center around everything that is bad and how one idea is worse than another. Shouldn’t we instead celebrate our democracy? Democracy itself is a fundamental institution of happiness.

isabel-arens.wsocial.eu2 days ago

Tonight, I listened to a plenary discussion on the 🇩🇪 border controls at #Bundestag. Exactly one year ago the new German Parlament had its first plenary discussion. Who is missing? #Volt With @volteuropa.org we stand-up for the #Schengenagreement and our 🇪🇺 European Right of Freedom.

Lucy Rigby MP

lucyrigby.bsky.social18h ago

Boosting SME lending, leading on digital assets, driving safe AI adoption, combating fraud & cyber threats, & tackling financial exclusion. Thank you UK Finance for the invitation to join today’s summit & talk about the critical role of financial services as a growth enabler.

ringertz.wsocial.eu3 days ago

Nordic Happiness Summit is on! The Nordics still in the lead but for how long? Also the loneliest people in the world. Due to too much digitalisation. And a lack of agency. Due to too efficient welfare

johannesluiga.wsocial.eu3 days ago

What an encouraging and beautiful moment in history Macron sings and Armenian PM on the drums www.france24.com/en/video/202...

Macron sings as Armenia's Prime Minister plays drums

johannesluiga.wsocial.eu6 days ago

Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026 at the Yacht Club de Monaco together with @anna.wsocial.eu and @sundstrand.wsocial.eu

Matt Bishop MP

mattbishopmp.bsky.social18h ago

Please read my statement below 👇

🎉Welcome @cristinacaffarra.wsocial.eu to W Social, a valuable new voice in our community.

Let "W" light up your life! Proud to be on the Advisory Board of @wsocial.eu and join the many new users who believe @wsocial.is is a new guiding light in a growing reign of social media darkness @anna.wsocial.eu @ingmar.wsocial.eu

🌟We’re delighted to have @parnuder.wsocial.eu joining W Social. Welcome to the community.

ringertz.wsocial.eu3 days ago

Nordic Happiness Forum now discussing the issue that there is a negative effect between the time spent on social media and happiness (according to the World Happiness Report 2026). Social media seems to make us less social. Could verified human users be the answer to make social media social again?

Magnus Brunner

magnusbrunner.bsky.social5m ago

Great exchange with Michael Schmid, President of Eurostat. Strong cooperation between Eurojust & Europol is one of the key elements in view of the upcoming revision of both mandates. Eurojust has a key role to play in enabling the judiciary to keep pace with modern organised crime.

anna.wsocial.eu2 days ago

„W instead of X“ - I kind of like the title of the article below! 😀 www.berliner-zeitung.de/article/w-so...

„W Social“ statt X: Europas neues soziales Netzwerk verlangt Ausweis und Gesichtsscan

markuslutteman.wsocial.eu1 day ago

Book signing with Peter Carlsson, co-founder and CEO of Northvolt, ahead of tonight’s official book launch of ”Northvolt, my story”.

wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu4 days ago

How our #MakeScienceGreatAgain cap ended up on Pedro Sánchez and went viral on social media

La historia de la gorra con la que Sánchez ataca a Trump: un regalo de Aagesen que trajo de la COP de Brasil

Magnus Brunner

magnusbrunner.bsky.social19h ago

Today’s fourth trilogue on the CSA Regulation brought good progress toward finding a long-term solution to the horrific crime of child sexual abuse. We urge the Council and the Parliament to move forward swiftly and welcome that the next trilogue will still take place in June.

Beate Meinl-Reisinger

beate.neos.eu5h ago

Mit dem Ende der monatelangen Blockade aus Budapest konnten wir uns im Rat auf Sanktionen gegen gewalttätige israelische Siedler und weitere Sanktionen gegen die Hamas einigen. 1️⃣

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In celebration of Europe Day May 9th

Where is Europe talking?

We mapped the social media activity of over 10,000 public voices across Europe to see which platforms they use as their primary communication channels. The findings highlights our dependency on non-europeans companies.

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Real people.

Privacy first.

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.

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.

W gives you two options: appear with your full name or verified as a human anonymously. In both cases, you verify through W Identity, so W can confirm that you are a real, unique person. If you choose to stay anonymous, your full identity stays private, while verified attributes such as age verification and nationality help build trust and reduce fake accounts.

Access to your W Social account is controlled by a secure list of approved devices. If you lose one of these devices, it can be disconnected from your W Social account. Disconnecting a device will prevent it from accessing your account. You can then re-verify on a new device.

Part of something bigger.

W is built on the AT-Protocol, an open standard for global social networking.

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The people
behind W.

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

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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

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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.

Johan Sundstrand

CCO & Co-Founder

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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

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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

Cristina Caffara

Chair of EuroStack Initiative

Advisory board member

Competition Economist & Antitrust Expert | Managing Partner Keystone Europe | Convener CEPR Competition RPN | Honorary Professor UCL | DG GROW Fellow | Tech & Digital Markets Policy Leader | Keynote Speaker & Moderator

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 / EurActiv

Advisory board member

Founder Europe MédiaLab: Founder Euractiv & 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

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

Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider

German Federal Data Protection Commissioner

Advisory board member

Federal Data Protection Commissioner Germany | Data Protection, AI & Digital Regulation Expert | University of Bonn | EU Digital Policy Leader

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

BoarGlobal Co-Chair cyber,/data/privacy at Cooley; ex-FCC enforcer

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

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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