EDPS decentralised social media pilot: the end of a successful story
(www.edps.europa.eu)
from lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to fediverse@lemmy.ml on 26 Apr 2024 08:38
https://lemmy.ml/post/14910610
from lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to fediverse@lemmy.ml on 26 Apr 2024 08:38
https://lemmy.ml/post/14910610
Unfortunately, despite our efforts to find a new home for EU Voice and EU Video in other EUIs, we have been unable to secure new ownership to maintain the servers and sustain operations at the high standards that EUIs and our users deserve”.
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I’m shivering imagining how cursed the content on the EU branded social media apps was. I’m having nightmarish visions of Eldritch horror levels of neoliberal cringe.
The EU is still on Mastodon. social.network.europa.eu/…/112280054595900671 with 18 active users currently. I am not too keen on their content but I do see it as progress. When big names move from Tw(X)tter and other corporate silos, or at least use the alternatives like Mastodon alongside FB and so on, it can be an example for other organisations, companies and citizens to follow and use the Fediverse as well and I consider that a win. The article was about EU Voice and EU video, the latter was with PeerTube. On the one hand I think it is a pity that they gave up, on the other hand the popularity and use of Google YouTube is enormous. It is not a monopoly but for countless people it is an addiction difficult to stay away from.