Across Europe and beyond, systemic disinformation is eroding public trust and weakening democratic decision-making. Many see the problem. Far fewer are helping shape what comes next.

We believe there is an urgent need for a new social media platform built, governed and hosted in Europe. With human verification, free speech and data privacy at its core.

The initiative will be introduced to the public today, at the beginning of the World Economic Forum week in Davos.

The name of the new social media platform is W.

I will be joining W as CEO.