I think it'd be a powerful move if you deleted your X account (a platform that has become a vector of misinformation and a cesspool of hate).
By the way, your homepage states: "Follow us on" followed by the icons of Facebook, X and LinkedIn. I always found it odd, since those are algorithm-based U.S. companies and you are the EUROPEAN Commission. How about putting your Mastodon icon on your homepage?
the problem isn't the nationality, and the root cause of the issues aren't even algorithms, the root cause is surveilance capitalism, the lack of regulation of the advertising sector, the huge size of big tech, the lack/war on interoperability they all wage.
We have almost 60 #universities in Germany with #Mastodon accounts and the logo on their websites, see the great lists of @scammo 👉 mastodon-listen.playground.54g… Check the details of that page and you will be directed to nearly 150 research institutes in Germany active an Mastodon, cities and communities etc.. And their numbers of followers are constantly increasing. Isn't that a great development for the #fediverse? Please, @EUCommission, come on and join this movement. This would help enormously in demonstrating #Europe 's #digitalsovereignty.
@neuSoM @muminitaly @scammo Thanks for sharing this! I think we should create something similar for Italian institutional accounts (apologies if this already exists) @devol
Great work! We’ve just mirrored the project on forgejo.it, within the Fediverse projects space: forgejo.it/Fediverso to give it more visibility and attract more people to contribute and get involved.
Feel free to contact us if you want an account on forgejo.it 😀
@muminitaly one thing we can do is to keep hammering the point with them. As some have already pointed out, we're not asking them to abandon their profiles on those platforms. For now, at least, just add a mastodon link to the list of "follow us" options. Maybe even as the number 1 link.
@skribe yes it will happen. When we're right we're right. Nothing was ever achieved by giving up. I'm glad Elena has such a way with words, hitting the right tone. And I'm glad their intern (😂) posted a Christmas greeting indicating the right direction of thought.
I'm a dreamer and I picture the commission taking a quick decision to do this on the 23rd having submitted that test balloon. In the spirit of Christmas. Surely this must have been considered already? Imagine the PR win... Immeasurable...
Excellent point. A lot of institutions around Europe could *at least* have a presence, even if minimal on Mastodon with the icon on their website. Get themselves ready when the stinky ship finally completely sinks.
I mean, what are they waiting for exactly? What would it take?
@leanderlindahl if it's anything like the organisations and corporates that I've dealt with over the years, then even adding the Mastodon icon would be considered a major decision. Usually above the pay grade of whoever controls the web page.
thank you yourself. I'm also an "into the void screamer". But we'll get there. We know we're right. And anyone taking the time to listen and consider what we're saying will know it too. That something is hard and takes a long time is not a reason not to do it. Slowly slowly the tide is turning. (Look at the footer of bundestag.de for instance)
Mastodon is a celebration of European ingenuity, vitality, innovation and resilience. How many other power blocks in the world have their own free, open, federated social media? I count zero.
leaving these "social" networks only to the bad guys would put more people under these misinformation vectors. I think that public administrations must continiue publishing to the networks in order to have their values available. This is not the same foer personal accounts of people from these administrations. They should leave these networks, no need to have their words corrupted.
I don’t know anyone who uses X anymore. It is such a toxic platform, I am not sure why you would want to be associated with it. EU, be bold and move on.
Yes to the icon, replace the algorithm-based social networks with fediverse. Keep the accounts on those and use them to point the users that are there away from those networks.
It might be more productive to contact your national and EP representatives. Unlike a broadcast social media account, their future depends on listening to voters.
@elettrona I applaud that @EUCommission is here. And yes, please use the commercial networks as funnels to your federated account and organically build and grow. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. 🙏
this post got (when writing this) 865 stars and 694 boosts, which is very nice. I'd also like us to give the commission credit for posting on Mastodon. 👍
If we want to help them further we can provide feedback and ask for this change at the bottom of their page where it says "give us more feedback". If they get ~1000 comments about removing X and adding Mastodon to the footer, I'm sure it'll help the web team get the greenlight to do it. #LeaveX
Tap "give us more feedback", select "other" and type in the form on commission.europa.eu
Copy paste (or write your own):
"About the web page footer: I find it odd, since those are algorithm-based U.S. companies and you're the EUROPEAN Commission, that you market X in the footer of your homepage. How about putting your Mastodon icon on your homepage?" #LeaveX
Compare this to most UK government and media and they're exclusively posting to the toxic silicon valley usual suspects. At least the EU has a broader range. @_elena @EUCommission
@leanderlindahl Did it: "I expect all EU institutions to become independent of US platforms controlled by fascists, which constantly violate European rules. That's why I find it painful when X is still being advertised here under social media! Instead, you have a Mastodon account (a decentralised, algorithm-free, democracy-promoting alternative) and are keeping it secret here! So that no one discovers you there? Build your own independent server in the Fediverse,
"Your social media links include your profile on X, a controversial platform that you recently fined for breaching social media law, but not your existing Mastodon profile @EUCommission Mastodon is a decentralised social platform (to the point that your profile is hosted on your own servers), with no algorithms, no adverts, and no other issues common in commercial social media. Please replace X with Mastodon, or at least add Mastodon to the list "
In fondo alla pagina mostrate i pulsanti per "condividere questa pagina" quasi solo usando servizi giustamente multati dall'UE per abuso di posizione dominante. Visto che la commissione è anche presente su Mastodon, perché non mettere in prima fila la condivisione nel fediverso? ec.social-network.europa.eu/@E… Sarebbe una coerente ottimizzazione degli aspetti digitali della presenza online della Commissione, no?
@Pare @leanderlindahl in realtà mastodon c'è. Se si clicca sull'ultimo dei simbolini si apre un menù con altre opzioni di condivisione. Scorrendo in basso, ma molto in basso, c'è anche mastodon. Io penso che dovrebbe stare in un posto più visibile, per promuoverne l'uso e invogliare la gente a chiedersi che cavolo è questo simbolo, ma intanto c'è
mah, cliccando sull'icona del link c'è effettivamente una lista con anche Mastodon, ma: - in cima ci sono sempre i soliti social già linkati alla pagina precedente; Mastodon è terzultimo (seguono Threads e Bluesky, quindi probabilmente l'elenco è in ordine cronologico di apertura account) - L'accesso è in tre passaggi: prima si seleziona il canale, poi si vedono quali enti o agenzie UE hanno un profilo su quel social, e solo a questo punto si può cliccare. - Non sono solo i social della commissione ma anche di entità meno rilevanti (delegazioni UE in singoli paesi) - la lista contiene anche social non più in uso: c'è un profilo Foursquare del Parlamento UE, ma il link porta ad un errore 404; selezionando Blogger, non conpare nessun account istituzionale, eppure stanno lì nella lista.
Insomma, che Mastodon sia lì non è abbastanza, visto che è elencato al pari dei profili Flickr di singole delegazioni UE e ad account defunti. Dovrebbe invece stare nella barra social principale, visto che si tratta di un account attivo della Commissione, per giunta su un'istanza creata apposta per le istituzioni UE
@anna_addis Avevo fatto un'analisi molto meno approfondita, ma comunque avevo scritto "quasi solo" e l'invito a "mettere in prima fila" il fediverso, cosa che per altro potrebbe essere fatto con una qualità migliore che indirizzando su mastodon.social, o sbaglio?
Mettere in prima fila proprio le piattaforme che abusano della propria posizione, vuol dire fare loro pubblicità e rafforzare la posizione di cui abusano. Perché farlo?
I never understood why there are algorithms in social media at all. Why don’t I simply see the posts of people I follow in a chronological order. That makes the perfect social media tool
that's a great idea. I've been thinking maybe we should combine it with a "petition"? I have a feeling you'd be good at hitting the right note and sum up what we who sign it are calling for in the petition.
Maybe there's an English version or equivalent of this tool? weact.campact.de/
Individuals or organisations in the EU can submit petitions to the EU on issues related to EU policy or law. Find out how to create, sign and when to submit one.
Diogo Constantino
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •the problem isn't the nationality, and the root cause of the issues aren't even algorithms, the root cause is surveilance capitalism, the lack of regulation of the advertising sector, the huge size of big tech, the lack/war on interoperability they all wage.
@EUCommission
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in reply to Diogo Constantino • • •@DiogoConstantino
The Big Tech corporates and their platforms and data centres are the new C21 countries and the new means of production.
Maybe in 50 years time we'll all be going nowhere, physically, while living and working out our surveilled lives in digital factories?
@_elena @EUCommission
Diogo Constantino
in reply to Reg • • •@ReggieHere they are not.
1st the old means haven't disappeared.
2nd small tech, and Free Software also exist, and they aren't controlled by big tech.
Big Tech is not inevitable if we stand up to it, and if we don't allow ourselves being corrupted by it.
@_elena @EUCommission
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in reply to JoanBCatWoman • • •We have almost 60 #universities in Germany with #Mastodon accounts and the logo on their websites, see the great lists of @scammo
👉 mastodon-listen.playground.54g…
Check the details of that page and you will be directed to nearly 150 research institutes in Germany active an Mastodon, cities and communities etc.. And their numbers of followers are constantly increasing.
Isn't that a great development for the #fediverse?
Please, @EUCommission, come on and join this movement. This would help enormously in demonstrating #Europe 's #digitalsovereignty.
#EU #socialmedia #Unis4Mastodon
Mastodon Listen
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in reply to Angelo Massaro • • •@neuSoM @muminitaly @scammo @devol For those interested, I am building an Italian equivalent on my Forgejo instance:
code.amassaro.com/angelo/aweso…
Contributions and suggestions are welcome!
awesome-entipubblici
Forgejo: Beyond coding. We Forge.Devol ⁂
in reply to Angelo Massaro • • •Great work! We’ve just mirrored the project on forgejo.it, within the Fediverse projects space: forgejo.it/Fediverso to give it more visibility and attract more people to contribute and get involved.
Feel free to contact us if you want an account on forgejo.it 😀
Fediverso
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in reply to JoanBCatWoman • • •Leander Lindahl
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •that would be such an amazing christmas present. I would be smiling through the entire holiday and start the new year full of hope.
(The biggest threat tour democracies and our union are the algorithmic US tech giants keeping our populations in a stranglehold.)
skribe 🇺🇦
Unknown parent • • •@leanderlindahl there's probably some intern in charge of the account who is absolutely chuffed at all this 'engagement' you're giving them 🤣
Keep up the good work. It won't happen overnight but it will happ... Bugger, that's a shampoo ad. 😜
Leander Lindahl
in reply to skribe 🇺🇦 • • •Leander Lindahl
Unknown parent • • •𝔅icyclet𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Excellent point. A lot of institutions around Europe could *at least* have a presence, even if minimal on Mastodon with the icon on their website. Get themselves ready when the stinky ship finally completely sinks.
I mean, what are they waiting for exactly?
What would it take?
xs4me2
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •skribe 🇺🇦
Unknown parent • • •Cătă 🇷🇴🇺🇦🇲🇩🇪🇺 likes this.
Mamlena
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Leander Lindahl
Unknown parent • • •(Look at the footer of bundestag.de for instance)
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •I think that public administrations must continiue publishing to the networks in order to have their values available.
This is not the same foer personal accounts of people from these administrations. They should leave these networks, no need to have their words corrupted.
Kenner
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •stux⚡️
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •#Twitter
👉 #Xitter 🚽, so twits still tweeting are 💩s.
#LeaveX #SaveSocial #Resist #DoNotComply #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Leander Lindahl
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Francesco Marini
Unknown parent • • •Tijgertje1987
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •I could understand if they kept the account just to keep the handle from being misused.
But simply not using it anymore.
This is the reason I still have an account, assuming they haven’t removed it already after years not logging in.
Martin Vermeer FCD
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Jay
Unknown parent • • •I applaud that @EUCommission is here.
And yes, please use the commercial networks as funnels to your federated account and organically build and grow.
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
🙏
Leander Lindahl
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •this post got (when writing this) 865 stars and 694 boosts, which is very nice. I'd also like us to give the commission credit for posting on Mastodon. 👍
If we want to help them further we can provide feedback and ask for this change at the bottom of their page where it says "give us more feedback". If they get ~1000 comments about removing X and adding Mastodon to the footer, I'm sure it'll help the web team get the greenlight to do it. #LeaveX
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in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •Tap "give us more feedback", select "other" and type in the form on commission.europa.eu
Copy paste (or write your own):
"About the web page footer: I find it odd, since those are algorithm-based U.S. companies and you're the EUROPEAN Commission, that you market X in the footer of your homepage. How about putting your Mastodon icon on your homepage?" #LeaveX
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in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •@leanderlindahl
commission.europa.eu/get-invol…
Compare this to most UK government and media and they're exclusively posting to the toxic silicon valley usual suspects. At least the EU has a broader range.
@_elena @EUCommission
Social media: connect with the European Commission
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in reply to Greg • • •KissYagni
in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •Done, in French btw 🥐🥖
Petra van Cronenburg
in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •@leanderlindahl Did it: "I expect all EU institutions to become independent of US platforms controlled by fascists, which constantly violate European rules. That's why I find it painful when X is still being advertised here under social media! Instead, you have a Mastodon account (a decentralised, algorithm-free, democracy-promoting alternative) and are keeping it secret here! So that no one discovers you there?
Build your own independent server in the Fediverse,
@_elena @EUCommission
Muro deGrizeco
in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •Done.
Leander Lindahl
in reply to Muro deGrizeco • • •prealpinux
in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •@leanderlindahl
Just done it and quoted the instructions to my contacts. 👍
@_elena @EUCommission
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in reply to prealpinux • • •Arthur Dent
in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •Good move. Done.
anna_addis
in reply to Arthur Dent • • •@adamsfan @leanderlindahl done! I wrote
"Your social media links include your profile on X, a controversial platform that you recently fined for breaching social media law, but not your existing Mastodon profile @EUCommission
Mastodon is a decentralised social platform (to the point that your profile is hosted on your own servers), with no algorithms, no adverts, and no other issues common in commercial social media. Please replace X with Mastodon, or at least add Mastodon to the list "
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in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •Pare 🚲 🌞
in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •@leanderlindahl Fatto!
Ho scritto quanto segue:
In fondo alla pagina mostrate i pulsanti per "condividere questa pagina" quasi solo usando servizi giustamente multati dall'UE per abuso di posizione dominante.
Visto che la commissione è anche presente su Mastodon, perché non mettere in prima fila la condivisione nel fediverso?
ec.social-network.europa.eu/@E…
Sarebbe una coerente ottimizzazione degli aspetti digitali della presenza online della Commissione, no?
European Commission
2025-12-22 08:41:47
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in reply to Pare 🚲 🌞 • • •Sabrina Web 📎
in reply to Pare 🚲 🌞 • • •Io penso che dovrebbe stare in un posto più visibile, per promuoverne l'uso e invogliare la gente a chiedersi che cavolo è questo simbolo, ma intanto c'è
Leander Lindahl
in reply to Sabrina Web 📎 • • •🇪🇺 😔
anna_addis
in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •mah, cliccando sull'icona del link c'è effettivamente una lista con anche Mastodon, ma:
- in cima ci sono sempre i soliti social già linkati alla pagina precedente; Mastodon è terzultimo (seguono Threads e Bluesky, quindi probabilmente l'elenco è in ordine cronologico di apertura account)
- L'accesso è in tre passaggi: prima si seleziona il canale, poi si vedono quali enti o agenzie UE hanno un profilo su quel social, e solo a questo punto si può cliccare.
- Non sono solo i social della commissione ma anche di entità meno rilevanti (delegazioni UE in singoli paesi)
- la lista contiene anche social non più in uso: c'è un profilo Foursquare del Parlamento UE, ma il link porta ad un errore 404; selezionando Blogger, non conpare nessun account istituzionale, eppure stanno lì nella lista.
Insomma, che Mastodon sia lì non è abbastanza, visto che è elencato al pari dei profili Flickr di singole delegazioni UE e ad account defunti.
Dovrebbe invece stare nella barra social principale, visto che si tratta di un account attivo della Commissione, per giunta su un'istanza creata apposta per le istituzioni UE
Pare 🚲 🌞
in reply to anna_addis • • •@anna_addis
Avevo fatto un'analisi molto meno approfondita, ma comunque avevo scritto "quasi solo" e l'invito a "mettere in prima fila" il fediverso, cosa che per altro potrebbe essere fatto con una qualità migliore che indirizzando su mastodon.social, o sbaglio?
Mettere in prima fila proprio le piattaforme che abusano della propria posizione, vuol dire fare loro pubblicità e rafforzare la posizione di cui abusano. Perché farlo?
@leanderlindahl @sabrinaweb71 @_elena @EUCommission
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •IanOB
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •This thread might be of interest to you @ElaineActivism
I've filled in the form in case you were wondering
Leander Lindahl
Unknown parent • • •that's a great idea. I've been thinking maybe we should combine it with a "petition"? I have a feeling you'd be good at hitting the right note and sum up what we who sign it are calling for in the petition.
Maybe there's an English version or equivalent of this tool? weact.campact.de/
Petition starten mit WeAct - Der Petitionsplattform von Campact
WeActYes I'm Antifa. Why Aren't U?
Unknown parent • • •Adding the icon is no big deal. It's maintaining a Social Media presence on Mastodon that requires work. 😐
Leander Lindahl
Unknown parent • • •Jan Ainali
in reply to Leander Lindahl • • •Or perhaps even better, use the EU petition tool. commission.europa.eu/get-invol…
Petition the EU
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Unknown parent • • •Leander Lindahl
Unknown parent • • •Leander Lindahl
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Frank Heijkamp
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •@EUCommission