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Elena Rossini ⁂

@elenarossini.com
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Italian filmmaker, media critic and Fediverse + FOSS advocate. Self-hosting aficionada. My main social media accounts are on the Fediverse; all my links: elena.social

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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 15h
My “For You” and “FU” feeds have been absolutely on fire this week 😂 thank you for the giggles Atmosphere friends 💖 IYKYK
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WarioWare Drink Fail
Alt: An animated GIF from the game Wario Ware showing Wario failing to grab moving drinks and sweating profusely
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
Thanks! I will keep that in mind and try to maybe anticipate my trip
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
Ça n'a rien à voir avec ça, mais je tenais à te remercier pour tes reportages sur la tech. Tu places la barre très haut. Sur les sujets que je connais, je suis stupéfaite par l'ignorance de la presse grand public, mais toi, tu es toujours d'une franchise et d'une justesse exemplaires. Chapeau ! 🙌
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
🫂
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
Thank you for letting me know! I was this close to booking my train ticket today... but I will hold off until a tentative program is announced... (although coming Friday afternoon - leaving Sun early afternoon is prob the easiest for me) 😅
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Agustin Capeletto @lowpoly.gg · 01/10/2026
My optimistic take is that human voices are becoming more important than ever, and that will eventually lead to more blogs and weirder personal websites 💚
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
I'll send it over DM - give me a minute :)
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
I grabbed a DASL sticker at FOSDEM (I think?), my child loved it and immediately claimed it, and it's now on her bedframe. I had been wondering for so long what DASL meant 😂
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
Question from someone who didn't come to last year's conference: imagine someone who could come for 2 days only (instead of the full 4 - family reasons). Will the program be available in advance to pick which 2 days to attend? Would you recommend beginning, middle or end? 😅
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
wonderful, thanks for sharing 🙏
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
Tangentially-related: a few ideas borrowed from the Fediverse - the ability to follow hashtags - the ability to add contacts into Circles (Friendica-style - or Google+ if you prefer) and share posts only with those circles. But I know everything is public on the ATmosphere, so could not be feasible
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
Yeah, it no longer feels like the "open social web" right? Why pick an open protocol then? Oooooh many to piggyback on 40+ million users's existing content, not pay for the development of the codebase... shall I continue?
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JD (by way of Blacksky) @jdot.blacksky.team · 30/09/2026
Another platform where Black folks and the sauce they bring are exploited, until they yet again become digital refugees fleeing from harassment and violence because of the lack of access to safety tools that prioritize them. Black folks deserve a culture of digital safety. It’s time for change.
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
Earlier this week I was a guest speaker for @suse.com : I gave a talk about my journey of tech empowerment (my discovery of the open social web in 2022-2023, self-hosting in 2024-2025 and #MeshCore this year). This slide about my LEGO mesh setup got amazing reactions ☺️
a screenshot showing my PDF slideshow... on slide 12 you can see two photos filling up the screen. On the left, a wide shot showing two custom LEGO builds that are holding Heltec v3 units and white antennas. On the right, a close-up showing minifigs at work at their desk, with lots of little accessories
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
I think this includes people from outside of W, with an account verified by Bluesky...
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 01/10/2026
🫂
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 30/09/2026
This subreddit is one of my favorites: www.reddit.com/r/bald/ pretty much everyone has a glow-up when they finally embrace baldness ☺️
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Lose your hair, not your head.
Welcome to r/bald! Our philosophy is simple: embrace bald and strive to make the world a more bald-friendly place. We’re often sold the idea that bald is bad. That’s bullshit. As we grow and matu...
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 30/09/2026
Add a 0, make it 180 billion, and we can get close to a real punishment for Meta
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 30/09/2026
It’s a rite of passage for people fact-checking W 😆
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 30/09/2026
Right now W Social has a *database* of 41k accounts, but I would not qualify them as active users, when 90% of them have never posted and a grand majority don't follow any accounts & have never posted. The real number of accounts who can post and interact is 8.5k (their ID-verified users)
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 30/09/2026
Oh I read the article. And I thought that the argument of the "90-9-1 Rule" immediately collapsed when comparing the live activity on W and Eurosky (via pdsls.dev) or the weekly active users, as shown here: blue.mackuba.eu/stats/ Curious to know what other people think about this, like @mackuba.eu
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 30/09/2026
I'm sorry if my posts calling #WSocial a "ghost town" offended you and other W Social acolytes... I see that the company's co-founder recently used the hashtag #NoGhostTown. Considering the slight uptick in activity, is "sleepy town" or "quiet enclave" a better description in your opinion?
a screenshot from @mackuba's website https://blue.mackuba.eu/stats/ showing that Eurosky has about 9k weekly posters, whereas W Social has 1ka screenshot showing the website pdsls.dev, comparing the live firehoses of W Social and Eurosky just now, over a 5 minute period. W Social had 34 events, whereas Eurosky had 1683
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JD (by way of Blacksky) @jdot.blacksky.team · 24/09/2026
Hey everyone! With the proliferation of news surrounding sexual abuse(rs), we’ve decided to launch a label called: Normalization of Sexual Violence.
Shows label for Normalization of Sexual Violence

Reads:

Content that seeks to promote, validate or in any other way normalize sexually violent acts which include, but aren't limited to grooming, (spousal) sexual assault, sexual exploitation, trafficking, revenge porn and sexual abuse.
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 30/09/2026
#WSocial 's tagline is "Trust Your Feed" – ironic, considering that the company's co-founder and most of its acolytes routinely publish misrepresentations about the state of the network. Second largest platform on ATproto? Matching Bluesky's KPIs? With these numbers?!? #WSocialFacts #WSocialPics
a screenshot from @mackuba's website https://blue.mackuba.eu/stats/ showing that Eurosky has about 9k weekly posters, whereas W Social has 1ka screenshot showing the website pdsls.dev, comparing the live firehoses of W Social and Eurosky just now, over a 5 minute period. W Social had 34 events, whereas Eurosky had 1683
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Matt Kane @mk.gg · 29/09/2026
Her career may have been a lie, but Elizabeth Holmes did at least bring us the most iconic meme format of 2026
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 29/09/2026
Oh Erin I’m so sorry for your loss
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Berlin FediDay @berlinfediday.berlin.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
🎥✨ New Fediday recordings are here! There’s once again plenty of exciting content about the Fediverse to discover! 🚀🌐 🎬 @BjornW – Doeidag fair.tube/w/wvoVJcNgUK3TbCtvGwJFLZ 🎬 @samvie – “+1 to the rescue: implementing political demands for the Fediverse” […]
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Original post on berlin.social
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 29/09/2026
I totally hear you. On the Fediverse I do a lot of work promoting free open source tools... But here on the Atmosphere I find it important to point out problematic things about W because a lot of people are totally unaware. Media coverage of W is 99% positive PR spin
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 28/09/2026
you and me both 😆
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Filippo Valsorda @filippo.abyssdomain.expert · 28/09/2026
I'm excited to announce that the PLC Organization now has a statute! And a bank account! And a @standard.site publication! All the important stuff. The PLC Org is an independent Swiss Association meant to operate the PLC directory, which collects and distributes signed updates to atproto accounts.
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First steps of the PLC organization - Public Ledger of Credentials Organization
One year ago, Bluesky Social PBC announced their intention to facilitate the creation of an independent organization to operate the Public Ledger of Credenti…
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh this is lovely.
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 28/09/2026
Hello Annie! You may be interested in my articles about W Social: blog.elenarossini.com/tag/w-social/ I would start with the first one at the bottom of the page and progress chronologically 😊
blog.elenarossini.com
W Social - Elena Rossini
A series of articles about the controversial social network W Social, a for profit company set up by Swedish entrepreneurs, who openly admitted they want to help train European AI models with their us...
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 28/09/2026
Yikes. For anyone interested in more information about this, I recommend checking out @privacyguides.org : discuss.privacyguides.net/t/privacy-co...
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Privacy.com uses identity verification service Persona, which will keep biometric information for "up to" 3 years
I think it’s time to stop recommending it
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Scan @scanash.com · 28/09/2026
Privacy company called Privacy.com uses Persona for identity verification You can't make this shit up
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Privacy.com Virtual Cards – Secure, Temporary Cards
Protect your financial life with Privacy.com Virtual Cards. Create secure, temporary card numbers to prevent fraud and control your online spending.
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 28/09/2026
Oh trust me, they’ve already noticed me… many have blocked me because I hurt their feelings with posts about W’s real metrics ❄️
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 28/09/2026
My Roman empire: the thought process that went into the decision by @ec.europa.eu to move from @bsky.app to #WSocial. I especially wonder what kind of due diligence they did on the tech side, considering that #WIdentity, to this day, doesn't work properly for most prospective users. #WSocialFacts
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 28/09/2026
🌶️ take of the day: you can’t “fake it until you make it” on a network* based on an open protocol. We can all see your real numbers, in granular detail. Boastful statements based on fictional numbers make you look dishonest and untrustworthy. *ICYWW this is a subskeet about #WSocial MEGA fans.
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 26/09/2026
True! She deserves some kind of award 🥇🏆❤️
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 25/09/2026
Thank you Alexandre. This kind of advocacy is not for the faint of heart... I've been on the receiving end of so much hatred and defamatory posts by W Social MEGA fans. Nevertheless I persist! The open social web is so dear to my heart and I will do all I can to protect and defend it...
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 25/09/2026
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Pedro Pascal This Is The Way
Alt: An animated GIF of Pedro Pascal saying "This Is The Way"
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 25/09/2026
Fact checking these claims because... hype only goes so far for a protocol based on open data. #WSocial may be hosting more accounts than any European PDS, but it's way behind @eurosky.social in terms of weekly active users: 1k for W, 9k for Eurosky mu.social/profile/mack... #WSocialFacts
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 25/09/2026
@matsps.wsocial.eu I can't recall a single example of @wsocial.eu's communications where @stream.place was properly tagged or linked to. Why is that? In this LinkedIn article about "European infrastructure" Stream.place is credited but there are NO HYPERLINKS to it: www.linkedin.com/pulse/w-soci...
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Stream.place
Open-source livestreaming on the AT Protocol.
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 25/09/2026
Stream.place was only mentioned AFTER the event. Before and during the Sep. 16 livestream, the event was hyped up as "made in Europe" mu.social/profile/elen... I find this description misleading. "Hosted in Europe" would have been more accurate.
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 24/09/2026
I still take it as a win 😂
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 24/09/2026
Great! I'm assuming you are using stream.place again, now that @iame.li helped you set up a server in Europe? It'd be fantastic if you could credit @stream.place: the Atmosphere is a very collaborative space. I feel like W's communications often give the impression you built everything from scratch
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Stream.place
Open-source livestreaming on the AT Protocol.
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 24/09/2026
Great post Mathew! It'd be hard for me to come for the full four days because... family... but I'll try for maybe a day or two. Now looking for the video of @aendra.com 's epic presentation. Wow, wow, wow!
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 24/09/2026
I have a hunch people who invested in W Social will never see a ROI. I would be surprised if the company is still around 2 years from now, with such terrible numbers. It's hard to monetize a moribund network with ads. But hey, I could be wrong. The EC seems to be betting on them 🤷‍♀️
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Blacksky Algorithms @blackskyweb.xyz · 23/09/2026
🎉 Acorn is officially open. You can now create a space for your community on the open social web - no wait required. acorn.blacksky.community
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noyb – European Center for Digital Rights @noyb.eu · 23/09/2026
📰 "The campaign group which forced the EU's highest court to strike down past US-EU data sharing deals has slammed the latest changes to European data protection laws designed to accommodate AI." #DigitalOmnibus #EU #AI 🔍 Continue reading ▸ www.theregister.com/legal/2026/0...
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Privacy group slams EU for changing the data rules to cater to AI
Schrems campaign raises specter of another legal challenge as legislators propose changes to GDPR
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Elena Rossini ⁂ @elenarossini.com · 23/09/2026
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Psychic Readings Neon Sign
Alt: An animated GIF with a neon sign blinking "Psychic Readings"
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