Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.

[imbl@social.treehouse.systems]

@MissWarcraft @stefan @hpod16 they didn't crack down on the hate, they still allow transphobic harassment, they still allow fascists and nazis, and the people running the company are transphobes. jay even made up new transphobic memes for her nazi friends

bluesky isn't a friend to the marginalized

[xinit@mastodon.coffee]

@hpod16 To be clear, the EU Commission is fine, it's the redacted person demanding the 'citizens-only' one that reads oddly to me.

I might just be cynical

[hpod16@eupolicy.social]

@xinit I know I know. To be honest, I didn’t notice that part when I first read the comment, and slightly cringing about the phrasing now. When you handle thousands of comments per day your brain gets a bit muddled. So I kind of hope people stop noticing.

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@lucien @hpod16 I solution for the "Server choosing" problem can be https://fedidb.com/welcome

[red0ran@jorts.horse]

@hpod16 @xinit well as everyone knows, the EU definitely doesn't have any problems with hate and division, it's exclusively a US problem. (Also apparently Africa, Asia, and the rest of the Americas apparently do not matter, but I digress)

[gimulnautti@mastodon.green]

@hpod16 oh wow. They actually put their money where their mouths are 🫶

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@nelson Mastodon is developed in Germany, Peertube in France.

[nelson@wetdry.world]

@gelbphoenix misskey is developed in japan, sharkey is developed by people in north america, and both pixelfed and loops were made by a canadian.

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@stooovie @hpod16 To be clear: "W Social" isn't by the European Commission or the EU as a whole but by a startup and media platform called "We Don't Have Time".

[titia@toot.community]

@MissWarcraft @hpod16 the server you're on is currently the largest one on Mastodon, and thus probably the hardest one to moderate. When you have time, have a look at smaller servers - there are loads of them now - and pick one with a policy you like.

But Mastodon isn't really about hanging on your own server only. Use hashtags to find those conversations and users you want to follow. I rarely if ever look at the posts on my own server now, let alone the global feed (or whatever it is called).

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@project1enigma @hpod16 @darkoneko This! Besides: Somebody on the Fediverse can also make – in theory – an instance which only allows "certified citizens" (whatever that means).

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@MissWarcraft You aren't really locked into a server. (To be clear: Yes, you can't migrate your posts *right now* – it's being worked on – but you don't loose your network when switching servers as you can migrate you followers and followings.)

[ltning@pleroma.anduin.net]

@beemoh @gunchleoc @lucien @hpod16 May I suggest looking at #Hubzilla too? It seems to be getting at least as much attention, and even a few shillings of EU money(!). It is, as I understand, a fork of an early version of Friendica. It is a very versatile platform.

[izzy@social.shadowkat.net]

@hpod16 I don't remember whether it was facebook, but once upon a time mentioning other networks on one of the big social websites would result in punishment

[limeparallelogram@mastodonapp.uk]

@hpod16 This is so good to see, EU!

I'm going to write to my MP, the British government should get themselves on Mastodon too!

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@mycotropic You could look at https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon

Sadly on GitHub.

[pini@mamot.fr]

@hpod16 @EUCommission How about updating the UE Commission web site to include a link to Mastodon then?
I know a link to Mastodon is present on the Social Media Channels page, but it would fit way better on the front page.

[gunchleoc@mastodon.scot]

@ltning @hpod16 @beemoh @lucien Hubzilla is great because it's very powerful, but that also means it has a higher learning curve than Friendica for beginners.

[niavy@masto.bike]

@hpod16
Unbelievable 🤩

[jrp@hub.kliklak.net]

@ltning Works well here, and i can host it myself on a shared host just using git. No bloody extras involved, it's plain php with a database. Mastodon at least can't do that.