Richard HullNov 27, 2022
So, the European Union has set up its own Mastodon instance, EU Voice, as an official channel/platform for all its many institutions - what a great initiative https://social.network.europa.eu/about
#TwitterMigration #europe #Diplomacy #Transparency
EU Voice

EU Voice is the official ActivityPub platform of the EU institutions. With EU Video, it is part of an alternative social media pilot proposed and provided by the European Data Protection Supervisor.

Mastodon hosted on social.network.europa.eu
Show threadjpoesenNov 27, 2022

@Richard_Hull It's a lovely initiative - one I hope many more organisations will follow.

I've started keeping track of these 'official' instances here:

https://gitlab.com/mastolist/org-instances

Mastodon Organisational Instance List / Official Mastodon Instances · GitLab

An unofficial list of organisations that have set up a Mastodon instance under their own brand / identity.

GitLab
Show threadTom RafteryNov 27, 2022
@jpoesen @Richard_Hull I'd love to see news agencies do this so their journalists are verified just by being on the server
Show threadjpoesenNov 27, 2022

@TomRaftery @Richard_Hull Absolutely:

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/11/10/CBC-Should-Start-Own-Mastodon-Server/

CBC Should Start Their Own Mastodon Server | The Tyee

Now’s a great time for our public broadcaster to stop relying on privately owned platforms to reach its audience.

The Tyee
Show threadAntonio Santos 🇵🇹Nov 27, 2022
@jpoesen @TomRaftery @Richard_Hull Tradicional media have historically done a terrible job moderating forums on their websites, making twitter look like a dream site. They must do far better here; otherwise, they will face legal issues.
Show threadTom Raftery
@Tribo @jpoesen @Richard_Hull I don't see that they need to create a forum. Just setup a server instance for their employees, similar to their in-house email servers. Only give accounts to their employees so that by publishing from their "work" #Mastodon account, they're automatically verified as an employee of the news organisation
Nov 27, 2022 at 11:46amWeb
Show threadAntonio Santos 🇵🇹Nov 27, 2022
@TomRaftery @jpoesen @Richard_Hull They will have to moderate the instance, which will depend on the model they follow. Many journalists aren't that social.
Show threadTom RafteryNov 27, 2022
@Tribo @jpoesen @Richard_Hull True, the ones who aren't social though wouldn't have to post. Just use it to consume, the same way many folks use Twitter today
Show threadjpoesenNov 27, 2022

@Tribo @TomRaftery @Richard_Hull Next step: outsourcing moderation to a new type of digital agency.

They already do community building and community management. Why not add custom moderation to those services, based on the org's chosen set of policies?

#FreeStartupIdea right there.

Show threadRichard HullNov 27, 2022
@jpoesen @Tribo @TomRaftery Wowzer, brilliant idea
Show threadDr James MorrisNov 27, 2022
@jpoesen @Tribo @TomRaftery @Richard_Hull exactly what this company has been doing for two decades: https://thesocialelement.agency/our-story
Our Story - The Social Element

The Social Element, once Emoderation, is a global social media agency founded in 2002. Today, we manage social media for the world's biggest brands and agencies.

The Social Element