EU leaving Fediverse (Mastodon & PeerTube) because no one wants to operate the servers

“In recent years, a total of 40 institutions have opened an account with EU Voice, including the EU Data Protection Supervisor, the European Court of Justice and the EU Commission. The video platform, on the other hand, was used by six institutions … the EU institutions were thus the largest group of public institutions in the Fediverse worldwide.”

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/mastodon-und-peertube-eu-macht-fediverse-dicht-weil-niemand-die-server-betreiben-will/

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Mastodon und Peertube: EU macht Fediverse dicht, weil niemand die Server betreiben will

EU-Institutionen sind auf Mastodon und Peertube aktiv, dank eines Pilotprojekts des Europäischen Datenschutzbeauftragten. Weil aber nach zwei Jahren keine EU-Institution die Fediverse-Server übernehmen will, werden diese im Mai kurzerhand abgeschaltet.

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@aral If server maintenance is a thing, There ARE people out to support.

Being the service provider for the instances of two education networks in Germany, we would not need to start from zero. And I assume even more experienced people are available if anyone had asked them.