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European minnows bid to challenge social media giants

France24 · · 617 words · By France
market competition US-EU Geopolitical Tensions Digital sovereignty
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Gregoire Vigroux, co-founder of Croatia-based network eYou”
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Multiple web search results confirm Grégoire Vigroux as a co-founder of eYou, a European social network.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Unlike traditional social networks that amplify engagement at any cost, eYou has been built to prioritise trust. Social media was originally meant to connect people and democratise information. But o…
https://www.bundle.app/en/technology/eyou-raises-300k-pre-se…
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web search NEUTRAL — Europe’s homegrown social networks eYou, W, Eurosky and Monnett seek to lure users from US platforms with trust, moderation and ad-light business models.
https://gulfnews.com/technology/europes-new-social-media-app…
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web search NEUTRAL — Grégoire Vigroux, co-founder of eYou, put it directlyA healthier social network still needs energy, creators, communities and daily usefulness. Trust alone is not enough if the platform feels empty. B…
https://alertify.eu/european-social-media-platform/
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“Opening to users on Tuesday, eYou is one of a number of efforts on the old continent”
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The specific detail about opening 'on Tuesday' is found in one news snippet; other sources confirm the existence of eYou but not the specific launch day.
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web search NEUTRAL — Opening to users on Tuesday, eYou is one of a number of efforts on the old continent, including W—a would-be competitor to X announced in January—or Eurosky, a platform for accessing independent socia…
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-european-minnows-social-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thank y'all for joining us on our new channel, Reelin With Asia and BJ! We are more than excited to start on this new venture tuning into some of the greates...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhWwqglq7Dc
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web search NEUTRAL — Mark Zuckerberg's social network currently has more than three billion monthly active users. Meta also owns Instagram, which ranks second in the ranking. In third place is YouTube, which combines vide…
https://mezha.ua/en/articles/tiktok-youtube-instagram-co-whi…
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“W -- a would-be competitor to X announced in January”
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The claim that 'W' was announced in January as a competitor to X is mentioned in one news snippet. Other search results for 'W' are irrelevant (dictionary/SSA).
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web search NEUTRAL — With this free and secure account, you can request a replacement Social Security card, check the status of an application, estimate future benefits, or manage the benefits you already receive.
https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of SOCIAL is marked by or passed in pleasant companionship with friends or associates. How to use social in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social
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web search NEUTRAL — SOCIAL definition: relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations. See examples of social used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/social
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“Eurosky, a platform for accessing independent social networks launched last month”
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Multiple sources confirm Eurosky as a European platform for independent social networks and mention its recent launch/existence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Europe’s homegrown social networks eYou, W, Eurosky and Monnett seek to lure users from US platforms with trust, moderation and ad-light business models.
https://gulfnews.com/technology/europes-new-social-media-app…
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web search NEUTRAL — This identity provides access to the AT protocol, the basis for platforms such as Bluesky and other applications. The creators believe that Big Tech has stripped social media of its social aspect, and…
https://www.techcentral.ie/eu-launches-alternative-to-social…
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web search NEUTRAL — Europe launches Eurosky to reduce tech reliance on the U.S. and boost digital sovereignty.1 month. Description. Yumpu sets this cookie to store a unique ID string for each chatbox session. This allows…
https://dig.watch/updates/europe-to-launch-eurosky-to-regain…
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“Bulle (French for "bubble") also launched in January”
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The launch of Bulle in January is mentioned in one news snippet. Other results are irrelevant (Meta AI, movie scores).
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web search NEUTRAL — Meta just launched an AI-powered social network and it’s way weirder than we expected. From voice assistants with emotional baggage to remixable AI selfies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgYA3cQQpvw
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web search NEUTRAL — And their reign began with The Social Network just 10 years ago. Ross had already done a handful of scores on his own prior to The Social Network, striking up a creative partnership with directors Alb…
https://stereogum.com/2100489/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-the-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bulle (French for "bubble") also launched in January promising a "healthy social network" while Monnett—a hybrid of TikTok and Instagram—is set for full release in July. "The rejection targeting the (…
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-european-minnows-social-…
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“Monnett -- a hybrid of TikTok and Instagram -- is set for full release in July”
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The specific detail about a 'full release in July' and being a 'hybrid of TikTok and Instagram' is found in one news snippet. Other sources confirm Monnett is a European social network but not the specific release date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Monnett is a European social media alternative where you control your feed. See your friends, protect your privacy, escape the AI slop. Join for free.
https://monnett.social/
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web search NEUTRAL — European startups launch social networks to rival US giants New digital challengers: Platforms like eYou, W, Eurosky, Bulle, and Monnett are emerging to offer European alternatives to US and Asian ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/european-startups-launc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Remember when social media was social? Monnett is a social media network that shows you posts from your friends in a chronological order. No algorithms. You choose if you want to discover new people, …
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.monnet.soc…
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“Romain Badouard, a researcher at France's Inria computing institute specialising in social networks”
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Multiple sources confirm Romain Badouard is a researcher/professor at Inria (and Université) specializing in social networks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Based on funding mandates. Follow. Romain Badouard.R Badouard. Le Défi Charlie. Les médias à l'épreuve des attentats, 2016.
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=U6rrGikAAAAJ&hl=…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The rejection targeting the (American) platforms is still stronger today" than in the past, said Romain Badouard, a researcher at France's Inria computing institute specializing in social networks.
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-european-minnows-social-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 2022. Romain Badouard. During the attacks that have affected France and many other countries since 2015, social media have been spaces where one can obtain live information, organise solidarity ac…
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Romain-Badouard
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“Anna Zeiter [is the founder of W]”
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Web search results for 'Anna Zeiter' returned irrelevant information about movies and Disney characters; no evidence was found linking an Anna Zeiter to the founder of 'W'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anna (stylized as ANИA) is a 2019 action thriller film written, produced and directed by Luc Besson. The film stars Sasha Luss as the eponymous assassin, alongside Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_(2019_feature_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Anna: Directed by Luc Besson. With Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy. Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to be…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7456310/
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web search NEUTRAL — Anna is the most caring, optimistic, and determined person you’ll ever meet. When she set out on a dangerous mission to save both her sister, Elsa, and their kingdom of Arendelle, Anna proved that onl…
https://video.disney.com/anna
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“In a second fundraising round, eYou garnered 300,000 euros ($353,000) in late 2025”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim of a fundraising round in late 2025.
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“Monnett claims more than 65,000 users on the beta version of its app”
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Wikipedia results for 'Monnett' refer to a biologist and an aircraft, not the social network. No evidence in the provided results confirms the 65,000 user figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Monnett is an American Arctic wildlife biologist. He is the author of studies on the Arctic ecosystem, including several done for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the wake of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Monnett
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Monnett may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnett
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sonerai is a small, VW-powered homebuilt aircraft, designed by John Monnett. The Sonerai began to compete as a single-seat, mid-wing, tailwheel Formula-V racer class formed in 1972. The Sonerai …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnett_Sonerai
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“Christos Floros of Monnett”
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