Dear Friends in the #US 🇺🇸 ,
the number of followers of #Mastodon accounts belonging to universities and #research institutes in #Germany has surpassed the 180k mark today and continues to rise
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/?liste=institute-DE
This is a fantastic achievement, and we would like to congratulate everyone involved! 👏
It shows that the social networks of the #Fediverse can replace the increasingly antisocial networks of #BigTech.
We don't have to legitimize the spread of hate and incitement by contributing to these platforms.
We have alternatives. 🌞
And we would like to encourage you in the #USA to make stronger use of these alternatives.
In our appeall to HRK we have written: „By supporting the expansion of Fediverse services such as Mastodon, #universities can make an important contribution to strengthening our #democracy and to the #sustainable development of #science and #society.“
https://openpetition.de/Unis4Mastodon
