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Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.
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.
What is the difference between the old and the new instance?
And why do you decide to create a new one?
@nick see this thread with explanations from @jwildeboer:
https://social.chinwag.org/@FediThing/112455211987673529
@eliasp @jwildeboer @EUCommission @EDPS
Thanks.
But still wondering why the existing instance wasn't kept... e.g. by moving it in some way.
But anyhow... good to know, that the #EU is still with us in the #Fediverse.
@eliasp @jwildeboer @EUCommission @EDPS
And now i collect statistics for both instances...
social.network.europa.eu
https://www.mastodonien.de/instanz/social.network.europa.eu
ec.social-network.europa.eu
https://www.mastodonien.de/instanz/ec.social-network.europa.eu
Have a nice and sunny weekend!
Damien @nick @eliasp @jwildeboer @EUCommission @EDPS nicht
DIE (ganze)
EU. Aktuell scheint uns nur die Komission erhalten zu bleiben...
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.
Hi!
Thanks for your reply.
Good to know, that this new instance "has no expiry date"... so will hopefully stay forever.
Just wonder, that you don't took over the existing instance / URL.
Have a nice weekend.
P.S.: Already >3k posts... ;-)
https://www.mastodonien.de/instanz/ec.social-network.europa.eu
@EUCommission @nick @EDPS
That's really great! Let's hope the other institutions will soon migrate to the new instance. Is there per chance a central migration plan being performed, or is this up to each institution individually?
@EUCommission @nick @EDPS That’s great news. 
@EUCommission @nick @EDPS Thank You and (repeatedly) a heartly welcome!
@EUCommission @EDPS @nick and why Mastodon instead if something better, more maintainable, less problematic…
@mirabilos@toot.mirbsd.org @nick@norden.social @EDPS@social.network.europa.eu @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Maybe because the previous instance was set up using #Mastodon...!?!
Did you have a specific alternative #Fediverse platform in mind?
Btw.: This post was sent via #Mammuthus... ;-)
@EUCommission @nick @nick @EDPS nothing specific, just not the monopolist with a centralising attitude.
I personally am extremely happy with GotoSocial (despite its alpha status it’s very solid), others are happy with Akkoma, …
A journey only becomes one when it begins somewhere.
Are you all okay over there? Why are you writing nonsense like this? Are you under duress? Blink twice if you need help.
@EUCommission @EDPS I didn't know all your activity here up until recently had been on a pilot instance. Glad to know you're really committed to being part of the Fediverse now!
@EUCommission @Mastodon Didn't you have a fediverse instance before? What's the difference now?
@ponda @EUCommission @Mastodon
I believe that was more of a trial. Now there's a permanent instance, with - I assume - all the things they've learned about Mastodon incorporated into the setup.
@ponda @EUCommission @Mastodon until yesterday it was an experimental instance that would have been shut down for lack of funding.
I guess someone stepped in to help.
Now let's just hope it was for the sake of good rather than for the sake of profit.
@EUCommission @Mastodon Congratulations! This is a good decision and a good solution for the #Fediverse and the #EU!
️ axeshun 
@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.
@EUCommission @Mastodon How do you feel about puppygirls European Commission
@EUCommission Will EC's instance be open to other EU-related institutions like @eib? My guess is they will not be keen on operating separate instances just for 1-2 accounts.
@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?
@zegkljan @EUCommission I'm guessing the old one is already gone, and it's now only this one. So it's not complicated.
@Dutchinvestor @EUCommission I am not sure about that. Both https://social.network.europa.eu and https://ec.social-network.europa.eu work (at the time of writing this).
@zegkljan @EUCommission Oh you are right, that looks complicated.... There I was thinking EU keeps it simple for a change. Servers names are also needlessly long, why not just use something short like social.eu or whatever.
@zegkljan@mastodonczech.cz @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu The old one was social-network.europa.eu and it looked like it would be used by several EU institutions. The new one is prefixed with EC, which seems like it's meant for the sole use of the European Commission... The old one is no longer reachable, which means all previous posts were lost in the process. Odd move, I must say.
@nasher @EUCommission Ok, I didn't notice the EC prefix. However, there is also https://social.network.europa.eu. How is it related?
@zegkljan@mastodonczech.cz @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu Ah, thanks, I was trying to reach social-network.europa.eu, that explains why it wasn't reachable...
But it is indeed questionable why there are 2 different although overlaping instances...
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)
@EUCommission Thank you for the clarification!
@EUCommission @zegkljan @EDPS And who will continue the EU mastodon accounts that do not belong to the Commission? Can they also migrate to your new server?
While the first is nice, the second is unfortunately not true:
The EU is giving millions and millions to hypercapitalist monopolies in the form of Horizon and other lobby-funds.
There is no „real“ Open Source nor Open Protocol funding.
The opposite is the case:
Fedidevs loose their non-profit status.
Please read my interviews, e.g. [DE] https://www.hirzel.de/in-der-social-media-falle/9783777633893 or come to Conferences of the good lobby https://conference.publicspaces.net/en
Great to see commitment to fedi and growing the community 
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 :(
Hi @troed! Thank you for your comment! The old instance was a pilot. After a technical and legal analysis of this pilot, we concluded that it was appropriate to establish an instance dedicated only to the Commission to comply with the high data protection standards of each EU institution. While we were the first EU institution to create its own instance, we are committed to helping the other institutions do the same or migrate their content to another established instance.
@EUCommission @Mastodon that's an awfully long instance name
@migtorr @EUCommission @Mastodon Keeping things simple is soooo not European.
@migtorr @EUCommission @Mastodon
Be glad that the hostname doesn't require ".eu.int" at the end anymore!
Hi @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu, what is the reason for ditching social.network.europa.eu and why is @eesc@social.network.europa.eu leaving Mastodon ?
@EUCommission
A migration so seamless that I probably wouldn't have noticed the domain change without this post.
Excellent job, and happy to see that you've found a way to stay here ^^
@Karcsesz @EUCommission true. I see some complaints regarding the move but to view the post means you are no longer following the old instance 
@EUCommission @Mastodon how will the new instance be used? Will EP members be able to create an account here? HorizonEurope projects too?
@EUCommission @Mastodon I wonder if in the future, EU members will have their own instance, federated with @EUCommission ?
Seems like a more fair model than having EU members on @ec.social-network.europa.eu
@EUCommission @Mastodon I see you managed to transfer old posts and accounts. Good!
@EUCommission @Mastodon Great to hear, and thank you for the committment. It is an important step we take together as a community.
@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?
CC @netzpolitik_feed @markusreuter @zarasophos
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
Slavutych city welcomes you.
Greetings from UA
.As an active community we are open to any cooperation! That would be a great case, driven by federated social media!!!
slavutychsmm@gmail.com
Information@slav.gov.ua
Hold on!!!
@EUCommission @Mastodon Great to hear this and also I hope you would do a lot 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 one.