Since Elon Musk's acquisition of X (formerly Twitter), Europeans have been seeking alternatives to existing social media platforms, often criticizing US and Chinese platforms for their data practices. Activists are now urging the European Commission to create a European social media platform funded by taxpayers. A European Citizens’ Initiative has been registered, allowing 1.5 years for signature collection to support this initiative. The cost of developing the platform is estimated at €1 per citizen per year, totaling around €450 million annually. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)