@benroyce@mastodon.social @pallenberg@mastodon.social #WSocial doesn't even need inflated fake numbers to "present a glowing, false narrative." Media organizations DO NOT fact check their claims. The European Commission didn't do any due diligence on the tech side. How do I know? W Social CEO Anna Zeiter claimed on the major German TV network SWR on May 28th that they had been onboarding 1000 users a day to prevent a server crash when they'd launch on June 17th. She boasted they had a waitlist of 50,000 users then: https://www.swr.de/swr1/leute/neue-social-media-plattform-w-social-das-steckt-dahinter-100.html How many users were on their PDS on June 17th then? After allegedly onboarding 1000 a day since late May? I know, I download their whole PDS every day. Why do I say the European Commission didn't do any technical due diligence? W Identity, the app required to verify one's identity and post on W Social has terrible reviews. 1.1 star average out of 5 stars on the German Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widentity.app&hl=de I COME WITH RECEIPTS! And these people have a habit of misrepresenting their company... but media organizations and politicians just happily follow along...