Leander Lindahl 🇪🇺2d ago

RE: https://flipboard.com/@handelsblatt/politik-iajs3qorz/-/a-nyRWBcdmT5u69zmvcMCzDA%3Aa%3A2728930953-%2F0

If the game is rigged. How can you expect to win? I feel a sense of urgency for mainstream politicians and media to wake up and start the move away from only using the algorithmically manipulated billionaire socials, before the coming onslaught with large sums in support of "the resistance".

It's a well established fact in several studies, that these algorithms favour far right content and nurtures conflict, not democratic discourse.

#DefendDemocracy

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/how-xs-algorithm-shifts-political-attitudes

Show threadLeander Lindahl 🇪🇺

The @EUCommission, @bundestag and @Bundesregierung have been commendable in laying the first foundations 💪🤩🙌 for this shift by their active participation in the Fediverse. 🤘 🇪🇺

But what about our leading politicians? What about various parliaments and goverments around Europe? Like my own in Sweden.

#DefendDemocracy

Mar 23 at 10:34amWeb
Show threadLeander Lindahl 🇪🇺2d ago

@EUCommission @bundestag @Bundesregierung

#DefendDemocracy

Show threadWintergreen2d ago

@leanderlindahl @EUCommission @bundestag @Bundesregierung

Social media or all corporations?

It's when a company goes public and no one is responsible for its behavior aside from making more money that drives social media and other corporations to the dark side in search of more profit.

Fiduciary duty to investors=I will do anything for profit.

Google isn't social media, but it's not terribly different from Meta.

Show threadVeza85UE2d ago

@leanderlindahl @EUCommission @bundestag @Bundesregierung I get it and, in the theoretical realm where the true posters among the politicians (not ones who leave it to their CM) aren't my people whom I know deeply and intimately, I'd agree. But I stand by what I said👇. Focus on the institutions. Absurd that the lower chamber of the European Parliament doesn't have a fediverse / Mastodon account. But the core-shitposters? They're not getting off twitter unless it's nuked.

https://eupolicy.social/@Veza85UE/116154792855384871

Show threadEnea Lecas2d ago
@leanderlindahl @EUCommission I saw that the political party Volt recently set up an account on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@VoltEuropa@mstdn.social . I also one of their local chapters active on Loops: https://loops.video/@Volt_Berlin . So there has been some progress, and it needs to be celebrated. 🎉 1/3
Volt Berlin (@Volt_Berlin) | Loops.video

Wir sind das Berliner Team... | 13 videos · 62 followers · 112 likes

Show threadEnea Lecas2d ago
@leanderlindahl @EUCommission
However high-level national and EU political representatives still seem to stick to US big tech platforms, possibly under the assumption that: “it is where people are”, or due to reluctance to embrace something new. It is also a bit disappointing to see high-level EU politicians active on BlueSky, yet shun away from Mastodon. 2/3
Show threadEnea Lecas2d ago
@leanderlindahl @EUCommission BlueSky, as a reminder, is US-based, and owned by crypto VCs, so thinking that it cannot en****tify, or take the same path as Twitter, to me it feels a bit short-sighted. 3/3