Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.
We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.
Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger #DigitalEU.
This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!
A journey only becomes one when it begins somewhere.
That's why we are grateful to @EDPS for having created and skillfully managed the EUVoice pilot instance.
Your vision has opened new horizons for us and European institutions.
Our new instance will only foster our engagement with this truly amazing community and be a reference for any institution interested in embracing the fediverse and open alternatives.
@EUCommission@EDPS I hope your decision will be a good example to European countries, their governments and institutions, so they can establish their own servers too.
Delightful 💕 to see that #EuropeanCommission now has an official #Mastodon instance. #EC loves Mastodon, as the image clearly shows.
I hope this love will expand further to not just extend to one #FreeSoftware microblogging application, but to become a full embrace of the #OpenStandards based decentralized #SocialNetworking environment and #SocialWeb technology ecosystems that have formed around its open protocols, such as #ActivityPub.
Yes, also found out today that the EC launched a new Mastodon server. The one which they are shutting down was a pilot by the European Data Protection Supervisor, now they launched an official commission Mastodon service: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/112455456338250699 which I really can recommend to follow.
Hi @nick! Thank you for your questions! Our old instance was created, hosted and managed by @EDPS as part of a pilot project for a Mastodon server. As the pilot project was coming to an end, we decided to build on its success by setting a permanent instance, ensuring the continued and uninterrupted presence of our institution on Mastodon. The new instance is hosted and managed by the European Commission and has no expiry date.
@EUCommission@Mastodon Great to hear this and also I hope you would do a lot more more to promote Mastodon and do more to encourage people to move from closed surveillance platforms run by pro[to]fascist sociopaths to open privacy and freedom respecting platforms like this.
So instead of a general EU instance at "social.network.europa.eu" there's now a single instance for the European Commission only at "ec.social-network.europa.eu"?
I'm happy that you're still here, but wow that seems like a waste of resources. Running the instance for the EC only is no more work than running one at one level higher for all of the EU institutions :(
@EUCommission Thank you and congratulations!
It would be great if individual EU leaders would also start posting here, so you don't have to copy-paste screenshots from the deadbird site into Mastodon anymore.
In your profile you mention this account being verified, but it's still missing a green verification. You can add a rel=me backlink to europa.eu to make that happen.
Thanks for your comment! You're absolutely right, and we're already working on it to make sure we are properly verified in addition to our instance being in the europa.eu domain. 👍
@EUCommission
While I'm glad you're staying, it is a true loss that there no longer is a server hosting other EU institutions besides the Commission. Surely it wouldn't have been a big cost to maintain one where other official accounts could have also stayed.
@EUCommission@Mastodon hello and welcome! Please support Scotland’s future bid for independence so I can become a European citizen once more xxx ❤️❤️❤️
But a press release or longer text for transparency would be fine. Many people don't know why your old instance is given up. And we are curious if we'll find only the commission on Mastodon or more organisations and important politicians?
In the comments here you see: we need answers to understand all that.
@EUCommission
That is good to hear. 🎉
I wonder, is the ec.social-network.europa.eu-Instance then only for the commission and its departments and what happens to the other institutions, that were previously on social-network.europa.eu?
Will there be ep.social-network.europa.eu etc.? And what about other institutions such as @Curia? Will the commission host these as well on ec.social-network.europa.eu or support them in hosting their own instances?
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Hi @pneutig! Thank you for your questions! Our new instance will only host accounts belonging to the European Commission, including Commissioners, Directorates-General, and spokespersons. While we were the first EU institution to create its own instance, we anticipate that other EU institutions will do the same. We are committed to helping them create their own instances or migrate their content to another established instance.
@EUCommission
It might behoove you to check out https://gnusocial.rocks
It predates Mastodon and is strict about open standards compliance and accessibility. Plus, there are Groups so committees or whatever can set up and participate in.
Especially if you could help fund development to finish v3! 😅 @pneutig
@EUCommission Now it is quite confusing. Which instance was the old one, which is the new one, and are you just migrating? Or are both going to be around? Which one is the primary one, if there is such a thing, or if they are equal, how do they differ? Could you, please, clarify?
Hi @zegkljan! Thank you for your comment! The old instance referred to is ‘social.network.europa.eu’, a pilot project conducted by the EDPS. The new one is ‘ec.social-network.europa.eu’. As the EDPS phases out their pilot project, we are migrating our accounts to our own instance that we will continue to run for the Commission. (1/2)
@zegkljan The old instance was created, hosted and managed by @EDPS as part of a pilot project. As the pilot project was coming to an end, we decided to create a new instance to ensure our continued presence on Mastodon. The new instance is hosted and managed by the European Commission and has no expiry date. We are grateful to EDPS for their pilot that brought amazing engagement and opened the doors to a passionate community. (2/2)
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