It seems as if you are migrating from #Mastodon towards another platform.

Which #Fediverse option are you considering‽ #WordPress with the #ActivityPub plugin enabled‽

Depending on the host, that would be a less expensive option.

I live in the United States, and this is cool to see.

I hope our government figures out they don’t have to rely on private social media companies if they don’t want to.

So you've really got a team working full-time just on mastodon/fediverse post writing.

Then stop hiring since some of them are overload!

Your posts are interesting though.

How does your announcement connect with these articles about EU institutions run by the European Date Protection Supervisor to be shut down in May?

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/mastodon-and-peertube-eu-closing-up-shop-in-fediverse-because-nobody-wants-to-run-servers/

Mastodon and Peertube: EU closing up shop in Fediverse because nobody wants to run servers

EU institutions are active on Mastodon and Peertube servers, thanks to a pilot project run by the European Data Protection Supervisor. But they’ll be shut down in May – because nobody wants to be responsible for them.

^{netzpolitik.org}

Please clarify that by "Fediverse" your team means the Fediverse itself and that you do *not* mean Meta/FB's "Threads".

It is unacceptable for the EU Commission to provide support for Meta/FB's role in hate speech [1] [2], its role in the #RohingyaGenocide [3][4] and its role in the #TigrayGenocide [5][6].

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/23/technology/facebook-india-misinformation.html

[2] https://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-local-partners-say-hate-speech-stays-on-the-platform-2023-4

[3] https://www.amnestyusa.org/reports/facebook-systems-promoted-violence-against-rohingya

[4] https://erinkissane.com/meta-in-myanmar-full-series

[5] https://archive.today/2023.11.16-132321/https://www.amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/ethiopia-metas-failures-contributed-to-abuses-against-tigrayan-community-during-conflict-in-northern-ethiopia

[6] https://web.archive.org/web/20230105140852/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-meta-accused-in-lawsuit-of-allowing-posts-that-inflamed-ethiopia

Meta accused in lawsuit of allowing posts that inflamed Ethiopia conflict

The case echoes accusations Meta has faced over content on its platforms related to violence elsewhere, including in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Cambodia

^{Katie Paul and Ayenat Mersie (The Globe and Mail)}

Good to hear, saw some other confusing and disappointing messages today!

https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/edps-decentralised-social-media-pilot-end-successful-story

EDPS decentralised social media pilot: the end of a successful story

Two years ago, the EDPS embarked on a pioneering journey to launch two social media platforms, EU Voice and EU Video. The pilot project has proved successful in delivering alternative, privacy-friendly and user-focused social media platforms.

^{European Data Protection Supervisor}

This is a heartening promise.

I hope that the final setup will be a server run by one of the EU institutions, with accounts for all the different bodies and - why not - staff of the EU organs.

I'm glad to hear that!

I must say, though, that I'm having a hard time trying to make this announcement consistent with the one from @EDPS : they mentioned an issue keeping the server and service at the "high standards that EUIs and our users deserve" but you talk about moving somewhere else so I'm kind of wondering how a 3rd party could meet these standards...

@briankrebs

the cool kids are using fedi but then #SocialWeb. thanks for sticking around.

Yay EU! Nice to have you here.

Piss off to Threads or whatever.

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That's great to hear, that the @EU_Commission is here to stay in the #Fediverse. After the prolongued pilot by the @EDPS

https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/edps-decentralised-social-media-pilot-end-successful-story_en

EDPS decentralised social media pilot: the end of a successful story

Two years ago, the EDPS embarked on a pioneering journey to launch two social media platforms, EU Voice and EU Video. The pilot project has proved successful in delivering alternative, privacy-friendly and user-focused social media platforms.

^{European Data Protection Supervisor}

You should do a press release immediately to not shutdown the servers, as posted by @EDPS in may and furthermore you should commit to a long time financing the servers, also after the elections. Otherwise all will think you post a commitment now and forget about it after the election.

Be sure there are lot of people out there watching you, handling decentralized open source projects and your response to https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/european-commissions-use-microsoft-365-infringes-data-protection-law-eu-institutions-and-bodies_en .

EU citizens are interested in your decision

European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 infringes data protection law for EU institutions and bodies

Following its investigation, the EDPS has found that the European Commission (Commission) has infringed several key data protection rules when using Microsoft 365. In its decision, the EDPS imposes corrective measures on the Commission.

^{European Data Protection Supervisor}

Go Europe Go!

Commitment to open systems can only be shown. Talk is cheap. 🫡

Die Botschaft hör ich wohl, allein mir fehlt der Glaube.

Eine Mastodon-Instanz mit accounts nach dem Schema
@​account@commission.europa.eu aufzusetzen (oder halt die vorhandene zu übernehmen ggf. zentralisierter umzubenennen und redirects zu bauen) ist vielleicht anspruchsvoll, aber sicher nicht komplett unmöglich.
Ein Konzept für die Moderation ist evtl. schwieriger und mit Minen versetzt.
Aber das Ganze vor dem 18. zu schaffen? Ich weiss nicht…

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Please don't always think in projects with fixed time-span / scope. Topics like these need sustainable funding and people building knowledge maintaining and moderating these solutions. If you skip the usual firms selling IT solutions many levels deep it's mere peanuts in terms of the budget...

I couldn't care less.

First you broke the internet and now you even fucked my iPhone. 🤬