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Open Letter to President Emmanuel Macron Mr. President, For years, you have defended the idea of European sovereignty. Energy sovereignty. Industrial sovereignty. Military sovereignty. But there is another form of sovereignty that has become just as fundamental: 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆. Today, the conversations of French and European citizens, their debates, their opinions, their data, and sometimes even their elections... Are massively shaped by foreign platforms. American. Or Chinese. Two weeks ago, together with my partner @Jasseem Allybokus, who is French like me,we launched eYou: A 100% European social platform built around European values. Trust. Transparency. Data protection. Responsible algorithms. Fighting misinformation. And the reaction was immediate. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀. Why? Because many citizens are no longer simply looking for a new social network. They are looking for a European social network. For years, Europe has regulated technology. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵! Europe must now build. Create. Innovate. Because no civilization can remain powerful if its social networks depend entirely on foreign actors. Mr. President, France and Europe can still become major digital powers. But for that, they need: Moral and symbolic support. A collective ambition. A strong signal. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲. A powerful symbol. Perhaps even a historic one. Because the social media sector is not closed. 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻. Europe can still create its own champions. But we must start now. Because the day Europe no longer controls its voice, it will no longer control its destiny. In short, I have only one request, Mr. President: Join eYou. Not only as a user. But as a symbol. The symbol of a Europe that stops merely regulating… and finally starts building again. Because European digital sovereignty will not be born from grand speeches. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Grégoire Vigroux Co-Founder, eYou --- Dear eYou friends, This open letter to Emmanuel Macron was posted this morning across traditional social media networks, in French, where he was directly tagged. To help us amplify this message and increase the chances of reaching him, please engage with the posts below on the platform of your choice. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gregoire-vigroux_lettre-ouverte-au-pr%C3%A9sident-emmanuel-macron-share-7462397618778857472-pne0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAEE-WYBuFDbfYd3J_1Qz4Uyz1EpZuCHL60 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17TJyKyo65/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYg1MQwN6Zt/?igsh=ZXozb2twdDM1Zm12 TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRtmDS9b/ The more engagement this open letter receives across platforms, the more likely Emmanuel Macron will hear our collective voice. Thank you for supporting eYou. 🩵

Something happened today. My co-founder, @Grégoire Vigroux , wrote an open letter. Not to a journalist. Not to an investor. Not to a partner. To the President of France. To Emmanuel Macron. He wrote about sovereignty. For years, France and Europe have talked about it. Energy sovereignty. Industrial sovereignty. Military sovereignty. But there's one we keep forgetting. Digital sovereignty. Right now, the conversations of millions of Europeans are shaped by platforms that aren't European. American. Chinese. Not ours. That's what eYou is for. A social platform. Built in Europe. Built on European values. Trust. Transparency. Data protection. Responsible algorithms. A real fight against disinformation. Two weeks after launch, more than 50,000 of you showed up. You didn't come looking for another social network. You came looking for a European one. Regulating isn't enough anymore. Europe has to build. Create. Innovate. Because no civilization stays powerful if its public square belongs to someone else. That's what the letter says. And it ends with one request to the President of France. Join eYou. Not just as a user. As a symbol. The symbol of a Europe that stops only regulating, and starts building again. Read the full letter here: 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gregoire-vigroux_lettre-ouverte-au-pr%C3%A9sident-emmanuel-macron-share-7462397618778857472-pne0 👉https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17TJyKyo65/?mibextid=wwXIfr 👉https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRtmkjj6/ 👉https://www.instagram.com/p/DYg1MQwN6Zt/?igsh=ZXozb2twdDM1Zm12 The history of social media isn't written yet. We're writing it. Together. Good morning, friends.

There's something I want to tell you about. This week, in the next update, we're doing something we've been waiting to do for a long time. We're distributing the Early Believer badge. This one is for the people who were here before there was anything to be here for. The people who put their name on the waitlist when eYou was just a promise. You believed first. So you get this first. It's called an Artefact. That word matters. On eYou, an Artefact is the highest level a reward can have. This is not a sticker. This is not a participation trophy. This is the top of what a badge can be on this platform. The symbol. You voted. The fleur-de-lys. ⚜️ Elegant. Quiet. Unmistakable. You chose it. We're using it. Only 50,000 will ever exist. Not 50,001. Not "we'll mint more next year." 50,000. Ever. When they're gone, they're gone. No second printing. No remasters. And each one carries a number. Your number. Your exact place on the waitlist. Frozen in time. Yours. Where it lives. Right next to your name. Everywhere on eYou. You claim it. You wear it. People see it. They'll know what it means. One small thing. React to this post with the ⚜️ emoji. We just want to see who's still here. The ones who were here at the start. The ones who stayed. For everyone else. More rewards are coming. Other badges. Other Artefacts. Other ways to be recognized for what you bring to this place. This is just the first. — Thank you for being part of this. You didn't follow a trend. You started one. Good morning, friends. Jass & @Grégoire Vigroux

What if one single comment could get you invited to an exclusive evening in Paris? On June 16th at 18:30, inside the stunning Romanian Embassy in Paris, founders, investors, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders from across Europe will gather for: “French Tech - Romanian Touch." This will already be the third consecutive year I have the honor of holding this event, with @French Tech Bucharest and our friends from the Romanian Embassy. And trust me… The setting is exceptional! The Romanian Embassy is one of the most beautiful and prestigious embassies in the French capital. Located just steps away from the Eiffel Tower, it is also one of the largest diplomatic residences in Paris. But this year, I want to do something different. I don’t want this evening to be experienced only by insiders, executives, and traditional networks. I want to open the doors to the eYou community! To the eYou builders. To the eYou dreamers. To the eYou supporters. To the optimist minds who believe social media can still create meaningful human connections. So here is the challenge: I will personally select a number of eYou users and invite them to join me and my eYou partner @Jasseem Allybokus for this exceptional evening in Paris. Whoever you are. Whatever you do. You have a chance to receive an invitation. To participate, simply leave a short comment below, in the language of your choice, answering one simple question: → Why do you want to be part of this evening in Paris? The most inspiring answers will receive a personal invitation for two people. Why am I doing this? Because eYou was never meant to become another social media platform like the others. It is a community. It is a movement. A new generation of people who care about each other - and want to connect differently. Online. But also in real life. 🩵 Now it’s your turn: Drop a comment below.

Yesterday, I traded my business life for something infinitely more meaningful: A human mission. A construction site. And a powerful reminder of what truly matters. Yesterday was the CEO Build event organized by Habitat for Humanity in Berceni, Prahova County, Romania. More than 100 participants - including 40 CEOs and entrepreneurs - came together to build houses for underpriviledged families. And honestly? It was one of the most beautiful moments I’ve experienced in the recent months. But what moved me the most was not the project itself. It was the speech of a family - two parents and three children - for whom a house is being built. True leadership is not only about building companies. It is also about giving back. A heartfelt thank you to the beautiful team behind Habitat for Humanity - and especially to my friend Roberto Patrascoiu - for the wonderful work they are doing for vulnerable families across Romania. It is truly an honor for me to serve Habitat for Humanity Romania as Chair of the National Development Council. And no matter how busy my entrepreneurial life can become, I will always continue to find the time to support this mission. 🩵 --- Now I’m curious, dear eYou friends. What is your favourite NGO?

You can now share your profile with a direct link. Just send people something like eyou.social/u/yourhandle (for example, https://eyou.social/u/eyou) and they'll land right on your profile in their browser. A quick heads-up though: the web side is "display-only" for now. Visitors can see profiles, but they can't follow, like, comment, or post from the browser yet. As mentioned before, a fully interactive web version is on the roadmap and will arrive a bit later. For now, all the action still happens on the mobile app. Coming in the next big update: proper in-app sharing for both profiles and posts. One tap to send your profile or a great post straight to friends on other platforms... Stay tuned. In the meantime, go ahead and share your link, show off your profile, and bring your people over. @Jasseem Allybokus & @Grégoire Vigroux PS: To report bugs, email us at support@eyou.social

Version 0.2.1 is here. More languages, more topics to explore, and a bunch of small things that make the app feel just right. Here's what's new. The highlights ✅ eYou now speaks Italian and Spanish. If those are your languages, the whole app is yours. ✅ 12 new categories to explore. Browse and post under: Humor, Entertainment, Daily Life, Photography, Wildlife, Tech & Gaming, Anime, Arts, Literature, Design, Science, and Religion. ✅ Character counter on the post composer. You can now see exactly how much space you have left as you write. Posts can be up to 3,000 characters (no more surprise cutoffs when the server rejects something). Also new ✅ Dark mode polish in more places. Notifications, post cards, the back arrow in articles, the carousel dots, and unread rows all look the way they should now. ✅ Smoother commenting. Tap anywhere on the comments list to dismiss the keyboard. The reply box also clears automatically when you switch who you're replying to. ✅ Better flag search in emojis. Search by country name or ISO code. Flags for England, Scotland, and Wales are now included. ✅ Bottom sheets sit where they should. They now consistently respect your system nav bar instead of overlapping it. ✅ Various layout and performance improvements. A pile of small fixes that add up to a smoother feel overall. Thanks for the reports and the feedback that shaped this one. Keep it coming. @Jasseem Allybokus & @Grégoire Vigroux PS: To report bugs, email us at support@eyou.social

Recently, I launched the first eYou Challenge. The concept was simple: Out of the 500+ comments under my post, I would pick one person and meet them - physically or remotely - to talk about eYou. Today, I got in the car. 3 hours from Bucharest. 3 hours back. To spend two hours with students from "Petre Ionescu Muscel” Technological High School, in Domnești, Argeș County, Romania. Why them? Because their message felt authentic. Nice. Honest. Human. Today, we discussed everything: - What they like about eYou - What they think we should improve - The features they would like to see next And this is exactly what eYou is about! Not building from an ivory tower. But building with our users. Listening. Learning. Improving. Together. Our community is not just using the platform. They are helping us shape it. Actually, the reason @Jasseem Allybokus and I chose this company name is simple: eYou stands for: Empowered You. Because people should not just consume social media. They should influence it. A huge thank you to Professor Petre Tănăsoiu and his students for the warm welcome, ideas, discussions, smiles, and positive energy! 🩵 P.S. eYou Challenge #2 coming soon. --- Now, over to you: What do you think is missing from eYou today, or what do you think we should solve first?