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  • Anonymous accounts and automated bots are not allowed, according to the project’s backers, a choice that reflects a wider debate in Europe over how online platforms should limit abuse, whether through stricter moderation or by changing how accounts are created in the first place.

    European regulators have repeatedly pointed to anonymous and automated accounts as drivers of coordinated disinformation, particularly during elections and periods of geopolitical tension.

    Identity checks have therefore been discussed as a way to increase accountability online. Critics, however, argue that mandatory verification can discourage whistleblowers, activists, and others who depend on anonymity for protection.

    By requiring verification at sign-up rather than relying on enforcement after problems emerge, W places that trade-off at the center of its design

    https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2026/01/w-verified-alternative-to-x-europe/