W will be a case study in how NOT to launch a platform: starting with political backing rather than user need, prioritize regulatory compliance over innovation, require surveillance over privacy, optimize for Brussels over users, announce at Davos. The fundamental error is philosophical, which is believing that the proper response to Elon Musk’s X is a government-blessed alternative that trades user freedom for regulatory approval. This is the wrong problem to solve, the wrong solution to implement, and the wrong way to build technology.
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