00:00Is the EU launching a social network to replace X?
00:05Claims are spreading online like wild.
00:10It's a wildfire that the European Union is setting up its own social media platform to rival
00:15X.
00:16These posts have spread primarily on X itself, some with thousands of views.
00:20And say that taxpayers' money will be used to set up W as an alternative to...
00:25Elon Musk's platform.
00:26Some posts describe it as a state-run censorship platform that...
00:30...has received funding from the European executive, but these claims are misleading.
00:35The European Commission spokesperson told the Cube that the EU is not launching funding or...
00:40...operating any social media platform.
00:42There is no EU-backed project called W.
00:45So, what then is W?
00:47According to its CEO, Anna Zaita is a privately owned...
00:50...social media startup incorporated in Sweden, funded by private investors...
00:55...mainly from the Nordics.
00:56W will be hosted on European servers, limit ownership to Europe...
01:00...and operate under the DSA.
01:03False claims about EU involvement...
01:05...was spread after a group of 54 MEPs urged European Commission President Ersson...
01:10...of Wanderlion to build European social media...
01:13...and back alternatives to the main platform.
01:15This was in the wake of multiple scandals involving Elon Musk's ex...
01:20...including pornographic material and the amplification of false conspiracies.
01:24The letter...
01:25...which is in no way binding, has no connection to W...
01:28...which is not an EU initiative.
01:30A recent European Parliament resolution calls for more technological sovereignty in areas...
01:35...like cloud computing and AI...
01:37...but it doesn't propose creating a new EU social media...
01:40...platform.
01:41W plans are gradually rolling out this year...
01:44...using passport...
01:45...and selfie verification to check the identities of its users.
01:50...A
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