What's to stop Musk, who's already tried meddling with German elections, from seizing Zelenskyy's, or any other European leader's X account, and posting something with dire geopolitical consequences? We're way past the point where it's wise for European leaders and institutions to rely on a presence on X—and other US platforms are not a good long-term solution either. More should follow the example of the @EUCommission and provide their updates directly, without middlemen, through the fediverse.
Indeed. One of the Fediverse's strengths is that, like https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/ any country or coalition could set up an official and hardened server that assures the public of a trusted source of information dissemination.
The time for this is now.
@NoRomBasic @Gargron @EUCommission can you actually view the link you gave? i can't
@elvisvan @NoRomBasic @Gargron click the little globe on the right, you will see posts by accounts on that server
@NoRomBasic @Gargron @EUCommission
The possibility of own server is a strong point.
I'd also think the possibility of website integration of feed should be strongly pointed out. So people not having an account in the fediverse can simply read activities bundled on an institutions website, and if desired browse the profile in full as it can be set to public.
@christian_zerfass @Gargron @EUCommission
Technologically this is pretty easy to accomplish. For example, many (if not most) of the Fediverse-compatible server platforms allow for anonymous browsing of posts. So even now there is no real restriction for people that merely wish to read communications. Replicating those feeds onto a more “classic” website server instance is not that complicated from a coding or server admin standpoint.
So the capability to do that is already there.
@NoRomBasic @Gargron @EUCommission
The European Commision that are the EU politicians who loves to go to a war (read send our childeren to their dead). In name working for peace but looking after minerals under the dead bodys. A corrupt collection of people busy with corruption and taxes everything for the good of big coperations.
A verry trustworthty thing if you loves corruption and war. There are worst things but that are not saints and more a lie than Santa Claus.
@NoRomBasic @Gargron @EUCommission
An idea many would surely welcome,
@AliceStollmeyer
@Gargron @NoRomBasic @EUCommission Back in October 2023 I have advised the European Commission to do & coordinate this. And I have repeated this advice in 2024, January 2025 and February 2025.
They should have done it before the European elections, but the second/best time is yesterday. Momentum is growing. #LetsDoIt