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href="/press-publications/press-news/press-releases" title="Press Release"> Press Release </a> </div> <h3 class="node__title"> <a href="/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/edps-decentralised-social-media-pilot-end-successful-story" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">EDPS decentralised social media pilot: the end of a successful story</span> </a> </h3> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-edpsweb-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two years ago, the <strong>EDPS embarked on a pioneering journey to </strong><a href="https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2022/edps-launches-pilot-phase-two-social-media_en"><strong>launch two social media platforms</strong></a>, <strong>EU Voice and EU Video</strong>. The pilot project has proved successful in <strong>delivering alternative, privacy-friendly and user-focused social media platforms. It is time to review the results</strong>.</p> <p>On 28 April 2022, the European Data Protection Supervisor launched a pilot project featuring two social media platforms: <strong>EU Voice</strong> and <strong>EU Video</strong>. The two platforms are part of the free, open-source and decentralised social media networks, based on Mastodon and PeerTube. Over the past two years, EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs) had the opportunity to create accounts on the platforms and connect with users registered in the<em> Fediverse</em>, an online network of platforms and services interconnected with each other, including social media platforms.</p> <p>Initially due to run for one year, the pilot project of EU Voice and EU Video was extended for a second year, due to its success amongst EUIs and its users. By the end of the pilot project, EU Voice hosted 40 institutional accounts, including EU Commissioners and Members of the European Parliament, and EU Video hosted 6 accounts, making <strong>EUIs the largest group of public bodies present on the Fediverse globally</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Wojciech Wiewiórowski, EDPS, said:</strong> <em>“The EDPS pilot project of EU Voice and EU Video has proved that public bodies, like EUIs, can offer social media platforms that respect individuals’ fundamental rights as alternatives to common platforms owned by a handful of big players. I am proud of the success of this project, especially considering the limited resources at our disposal. Unfortunately, despite our efforts to find a new home for EU Voice and EU Video in other EUIs, we have been unable to secure new ownership to maintain the servers and sustain operations at the high standards that EUIs and our users deserve”.</em></p> <p>The EDPS’ pilot project of EU Voice and EU Video proves that community-driven and decentralised social media platforms may prioritise users’ fundamental rights to privacy and personal data, and foster the EU’s digital sovereignty. Thus, these platforms are possible tangible and viable alternatives to commonly-used social media platforms. While this two-year pilot project presented challenges to secure continued support and dedicated resources, its legacy serves as a testament that collaborative efforts, and solutions to shape a safer digital future for the EU are possible.</p> <p>The EDPS will facilitate the required migration of EUIs who wish to keep their accounts active in the Fediverse, by providing the necessary support to ensure a smooth transition to other platforms. EU Voice and EU Video will be officially closed on 18 May 2024.</p> <p>Following the success of this pilot project, the EDPS remains committed to exploring innovative solutions that empower both public bodies and citizens in the digital sphere.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-edpsweb-background-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Background information</strong></p> <p>The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is the independent supervisory authority for the protection of personal data and privacy and promoting good practice in the EU institutions and bodies.<br> </p> <p>The EDPS’ tasks include:<br> </p> <ul> <li>monitoring the EU administration’s processing of personal data;<br> </li> <li>monitoring and advising technological developments on policies and legislation that affect privacy and personal data protection;<br> </li> <li>carrying out investigations, including in the form of data protection audits/inspections;<br> </li> <li>cooperating with other supervisory authorities to ensure consistency in the protection of personal<br> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-edpb-files field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> <div> <div class="file-label"></div> </div> <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-xl-row justify-content-between" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="file-info"> File size: <span class="file-size">153.24 KB</span><br> File type: <span class="file-extension">pdf</span> </div> <div class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-xl-end mt-3 mt-xl-0 ml-xl-3"> <span class="file-select-box"><select><option data-label="" data-url="/system/files/2024-04/EDPS-2024-08-EUVoice-EUVideo-end-of-story_EN.pdf" data-extension="pdf" data-size="153.24 KB" selected="selected">English</option> </select> </span> <a class="file-download btn btn-sm btn-primary" title="Download the file in English" href="/system/files/2024-04/EDPS-2024-08-EUVoice-EUVideo-end-of-story_EN.pdf"> <i class="fas fa-download"></i> Download </a> </div> </div> <div class="file-languages"> Available languages: <span class="file-languages-list">English</span> </div> <div class="field__items sr-only"> <div class="field__item"> <div> <div class="field field--name-oe-media-file field--type-file field--label-hidden field__item"> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"> <a href="/system/files/2024-04/EDPS-2024-08-EUVoice-EUVideo-end-of-story_EN.pdf" type="application/pdf">EDPS-2024-08-EUVoice-EUVideo-end-of-story_EN.pdf</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-edpsweb-subjects field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Topics</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/data-protection/our-work/subjects/technologies/social-networks_en" hreflang="en">Social Networks</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </section> </main> <div class="sidebar_second sidebar col-md-4 order-last" id="sidebar_second"> <aside class="section" role="complementary"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockedpsweb-news-block-edpsweb-news-side card" id="block-edpsweb-news-side"> <div class="card-header"> <div class="float-right"> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-blue" href="/press-publications/press-news/news_en" title="+ View more news"> + <span class="d-none d-lg-inline">View more news</span></a> </div> <h2>News</h2> </div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="content"> <div><div class="view view-edpsweb-news view-id-edpsweb_news view-display-id-block_edpsweb_news_side js-view-dom-id-fe27e4cc43c6d6b9f111a382ca7b3ebe6004c0a5dac708926a68b65f646a53da"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-edpsweb-news node--promoted clearfix"> <a id="news_13876"></a> <header> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <h3 class="node__title"> <a href="/press-publications/press-news/news_en?page=0#news_13876" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">A global and collective effort to embrace technologies in a human-centric way </span> </a> </h3> <div class="field field--name-field-edpsweb-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-11-19T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">19 November 2024</time> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-edpsweb-news-intro field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>On 18th - 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