eYou

What are the biggest challenges facing social media today? For eYou founders Jasseem Allybokus and Grégoire Vigroux, three stand out: lack of trust, misinformation, and echo chambers. In this conversation, they share their perspective on how these problems have shaped today’s online environment — and why they believe social platforms can be built differently. At eYou, the goal is to create a space where transparency, context, and user control are part of the foundation, not an afterthought. Watch the conversation to discover the thinking behind eYou.

More transparency. More control. More context. A social platform designed to help you understand more and stay in control of your experience. That’s eYou.

A voice worth discovering, Sylvain AUDET-GAINAR He helps people discover Romania through language and culture. Some people learn a language. Others fall in love with everything that lives inside it. Sylvain Audet-Găinar is a writer, translator, and cultural mediator who has spent more than 25 years exploring, sharing, and celebrating Romanian language and culture. What impressed us most is the genuine passion behind it all. Through books, translations, workshops, and his online presence, Sylvain makes Romanian feel alive and approachable. He talks about its words, its history, its quirks, and the culture behind them — often with humor, always with curiosity. That passion comes through in everything Sylvain posts. And it’s exactly the kind of voice we love discovering on eYou.

Sometimes, the most powerful details are the ones that are not fully there. In Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, the famous earring is built from just a few touches of light and shadow. There is no clearly defined hook, no precise outline, and very little detail. Yet we see it immediately. Our brain completes what Vermeer only suggests. And there is another intriguing detail: the “pearl” may not have been a pearl at all. Its unusually large size has led researchers to suggest that it could have been made from glass, polished metal, or another reflective material. It is a remarkable example of how perception works — and a reminder that great visual communication does not always require more detail. Sometimes, what makes a painting unforgettable is not what the artist shows us — but what he leaves us to imagine.

The name can say a lot about the vision behind a company. For eYou, it carries two ideas. eYou reflects our ambition to build a social media alternative rooted in European values — transparency, privacy, trust and user choice. But the deeper meaning behind eYou is Empower You. From the beginning, the goal has been to give users more control over their experience: what they see, how they connect and how they engage with the platform. In this video, Grégoire Vigroux shares the story behind the name — and the thinking that helped shape eYou from day one. eYou: European by values. Built to empower you.

This round of eYou Voices gave us something more valuable than feedback: perspective. Across very different stories, one idea kept coming back — community. People described eYou as a place where they can feel comfortable, express themselves naturally and connect without pressure. It reminded us that trust and transparency are only part of what makes a social platform meaningful. The human experience around them matters just as much. Thank you to everyone who shared their voice with us. Every perspective helps shape what eYou is becoming. 💙

Sometimes, the most memorable perspectives come from the most unexpected voices. 🐾 In this playful video, eYou is described as an open-minded space where everyone is welcome — including Maine Coons. Behind the humor, there’s a simple idea we care deeply about: creating a social platform built around openness, acceptance, and genuine community. Thank you, Isabela, for this creative and heartwarming take on eYou. It definitely made our day.

They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. I say this one might be worth a few billion users. (Drawing by Jean Gouders, Cartoon Movement.) I believe it's time to break free from Meta. What do YOU think?

What if social media felt less like a performance? For Narcisa, eYou means having the freedom to share without the pressure of creating the perfect post or chasing virality. A space where people can simply express themselves, connect, and be who they are. Simply “being you” on eYou.

Claudia offers a beautiful perspective on eYou: a shared space where people come together and grow together. It’s an interesting way to describe what we’re building: not just another social platform, but a community shaped by participation, responsibility, and trust. Because better social media starts with trusting connections. Thank you, Claudia, for the meaningful perspective!