Tom DeeNov 8, 2022

I just asked my communications and IT colleagues at #Stanford to consider hosting a #Mastodon server for our University community (as MIT has already done: mastodon.mit.edu).

Such institutional sponsorships (e.g., higher ed, academic associations, etc.) seem like a compelling & sustainable equilibrium for the #TwitterMigration. I also think organizations that do so would benefit in several ways without meaningful new risks.
#OpenSource #fediverse #Twitter #EconTwitter #Economics

Show threadJeff Sheng
@tdee Makes total sense to do them by academic institution. I would just wonder how the moderation part would work (though I guess it would really be self-monitored the way Slack channels are now through the school an almost all students wound be careful about what they posted). As an alum, would be happy to also be able join if that were possible :)
Nov 11, 2022 at 5:45amWeb
Show threadTom DeeNov 11, 2022

@jeffsheng 👍 I shared some follow-up here about how this could happen in the near term (basically, volunteers as moderators for edu instances):

https://econtwitter.net/web/@tdee/109320757059558193

Show threadJeff ShengNov 11, 2022
@tdee My favorite part from what you wrote (paraphrasing): "Stanford students, they will figure [the hard stuff] out"... too true. 😅 Just give them the tools, they will make it work.