Mastodawn

@_elena @europeanspodcast @haubles @aral @Gargron @tferrer @rstockm @samvie @EUCommission Hello, is this article available in French? Because it's very informative and interesting!

@souverain thank you! Yesterday someone volunteered to do it but I haven't heard back since. I'd love to have a French version so that I can go advocate for a Fediverse profile in my neighborhood mairie... and also with whomever wins the Mairie de Paris 🤗

@_elena Wow, that would be fantastic! And it's perfect timing because I'm also writing an article in French to help French town halls take a closer look at digital sovereignty through open-source solutions and by sharing examples of people who have successfully implemented these methods in their town halls. I would love to share your article, once it's available in French, by adding a link to it and sharing another experience through your story 🛡️

Elena Rossini ⁂

@souverain thank you! worst case scenario I will do it this Sunday and post it on Monday... I'll keep you in the loop :)

@_elena That's perfect, because my article is scheduled to be published this Monday, the day after the results. We're on the same page! What a wonderful meeting, and congratulations!

@souverain well if he wins, the team of Emmanuel Grégoire is gonna hear from me on Monday 😆🤗

@_elena For my part, I conducted a study on political parties and their use of so-called "sovereign" tools, and I took into consideration the use of Mastodon. Here are the results if you're interested: 👉 https://souverain.ovh/benchmark-souverainete-numerique-partis/

Souveraineté numérique des partis et mouvements politiques français : analyse comparative des dépendances aux GAFAM et grands intermédiaires

Introduction et méthodologie La souveraineté numérique est désormais un thème omniprésent dans le débat public. Beaucoup s’en revendiquent, avec des niveaux très différents de précision et d’exigence et, sur le fond, c’est plutôt une bonne chose : mieux vaut tard que jamais, et le fait que les responsables politiques se saisissent enfin du sujet mérite [...]

Souverain

@souverain super travail, wow !!! I have to admit the results really surprised me (bad surprise, not good). Kudos for the incredible work and let me know if I can ever help out, I 1000% support your mission

@_elena Thank you so much, and I'm following you. I also know you're doing fantastic work to defend this cause, and yes, I'd be happy to exchange ideas and help us organize the resistance as effectively as possible! I think we share common values! 👏

@souverain yes! ❤️

One quick question about Renaissance: I saw that they had a green checkmark next to social media but I couldn't find any links to profiles outside of Big Tech platforms (looking at their website). LMK if they're here :)

@_elena Yes, because they've opened a multitude of Mastodon accounts, I imagine to avoid being scammed, but they don't contribute to them. And since my backup criteria considered Bluesky (as a second-tier choice, because we agree it's not the best), well, they do contribute to their account, even though it's clear there's very little interaction https://bsky.app/profile/renaissance-parti.bsky.social

Renaissance (@renaissance-parti.bsky.social)

Tout a changé. Tout doit changer. Bâtissons une Nouvelle République ! 🇫🇷

Bluesky Social

@souverain thank you for the clarification! I couldn't find them on the fediverse, thus my question. On their website they only list links to Big Tech platforms.

Quick Q: are we sure the Bluesky account is legit? 36 followers and language like: "Joli bullshit de l'opposition" 😵

Edit: I guess it's legit, I'm just a little surprised by its language. Call me old school 😅