Elena Rossini

A year ago I published an article about GoToSocial, a fediverse microblogging software (think of it as an alternative to Mastodon or Sharkey) that I had been using and loving.

⏰ A heads-up: the following article covers a major technical issue that W Social had been experiencing since June 22 (for 7 consecutive days).

The new social network W Social - which purports to be a healthier alternative to Elon Musk’s X, “made in Europe, for the world” - would be a fascinating case study for future business school seminars.

In the past few months I have unwittingly become an expert on all things W Social: the microblogging platform that is a fork of Bluesky and bills itself as Europe’s alternative to X, with identity verification “to fight bots and misinformation” and data h…

I have been thinking a lot about the meteoric rise - out of nowhere - of a new player in the social media space: W Social, a platform soft-launched at Davos built on the promise of becoming the European answer to X.

In January my corner of the social web was abuzz with the surprising announcement at Davos of a new social network: W Social, which aspires to be an alternative to X, based in Europe, with "identity verification to fight disinformation."

When I started self-hosting essential digital services via YunoHost in December 2024 I was taken aback by how easy and smooth the process was.

In the brave new year of 2026, most European public institutions, politicians and infrastructure services (transportation, official weather services, alert systems) continue to broadcast their communications on a closed, proprietary social network owned by

Dear friends, I’d love to share with you what I’ve been up to this month.

I had the pleasure of sharing with you all the steps it takes to set up and run your own essential internet services with the help of YunoHost.

You know how some of your most vivid memories go back to moments when you were scared or you tackled a difficult thing for the first time?

This is the guide I wish I had had two years ago when I first heard about "self-hosting"; I would have embarked on this empowering adventure a lot sooner.

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On November 8, 2024 I published an article on my personal site titled: “The rebellion will be federated”: The rebellion will be federated — Elena Rossini This is how I plan to rebel against the tech barons and kleptocrats for the next 4 years: through act…

Dear friends, I’d love to share with you what I’ve been up to this month.