@matzipan I interpreted it to mean that the ESPS was running the entire server social.network.europa.eu because it talked about a period for accounts to migrate after the project ended. But if the Commission is staying i wonder what it means.
@EU_Commission 👋 Hi EC! Thanks for the reply. Big fan of yours in general.
Can you clarify if your fediverse survival plan means finding a new EU agency to continue hosting social.network.europa.eu, migrating to another community server, or something else?
Please don't say Threads. That would only further Meta's dominance.
The @EDPS missed an Internet meme moment to use the phrase “our incredible journey” when announcing the discontinuation of EU Voice and EU Video. https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/
Was the experiment really “a successful story” when the outcome was learning no EU agency cared about digital sovereignty enough to lead by example?
GDPR and DSA are great for changing the status quo of social networks.
But to build a better future, governments must fund, support, and use the alternatives.
"The EDPS pilot project of EU Voice and EU Video has proved that public bodies, like EUIs, can offer social media platforms that respect individuals’ fundamental rights as alternatives to common platforms owned by a handful of big players"
@Ciantic@EDPS@Gargron Given the EU runs its own websites, I think it's capable of running its own social web profiles too. EDPS reasonably was not the right IT department to do so long term.
I think big community servers should be reserved for individuals and small organizations lacking the expertise/capacity/budget of running their own website, but I agree that any continued social web presence would be better than no presence.
@Ciantic@Jeremiah@EDPS@Gargron
The EU is a major political institution. I would expect them to be subject to cyber threats much more than most other entities. Thus, maybe, the need for a dedicated server with dedicated, specialized tech support.
@Eh__tweet@Jeremiah@EDPS Nah, I'm quite certain that @Gargron can manage secure Mastodon server much better than any EU server jockeys, no offense to them.
EU is more than fine having accounts in Threads, Instagram, X, etc... having one more account in mastodon.social wouldn't be a big deal, it mostly reposts stuff from their web page anyway.
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