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After a year of operation, Switzerland's government closes its Mastodon instance - sh.itjust.works
sh.itjust.worksTL;DR: >Pilot Project Conclusion: The Swiss Federal Chancellery’s Mastodon
instance pilot project, launched in September 2023, has ended as the conditions
for continuation were not met. >Low Engagement: The six official accounts on
Mastodon had around 3500 followers in total, with low engagement rates compared
to other platforms like X and Instagram. >User Decline: The number of active
Mastodon users globally is decreasing, contributing to the decision to end the
project. >Closure: The social.admin.ch [http://social.admin.ch] instance will be
closed at the end of the month. Article translated in English : Confederation
closes its Mastodon instance Bern, 25.09.2024 - Since September 2023, the
Federal Chancellery has been operating a Mastodon instance for the federal
administration. The pilot project, limited to one year, ends today as the
conditions for its continuation have not been met. As part of their statutory
information mandate, the Federal Council and the federal administration have
also been communicating on social media for many years and are constantly
examining whether platforms not used until now are eligible. In September 2023,
the Conference of Federal Information Services decided to launch a pilot project
on the decentralised Mastodon platform. The Federal Chancellery then opened the
social.admin.ch [http://social.admin.ch] instance, on which members of the
Federal Council and departments could manage official accounts. The pilot
project was limited to one year. Mastodon has useful features for government
communication. Thanks to its decentralised organisation, the platform is not
subject to the control of a single company or to any state censorship. Its
source code is open, it complies with data protection and is not driven by
algorithms. Too few active users On the social.admin.ch [http://social.admin.ch]
instance, three departments managed five accounts, and the Federal Chancellery
managed one account for the entire Federal Council. The six accounts of the
Confederation had around 3,500 subscribers in total. On platforms such as X or
Instagram, the Federal Council and the Federal Administration reach many more
subscribers with comparable accounts. In addition, the contributions of the
Mastodon accounts of the Federal Council and the Federal Administration have
rather low engagement rates (likes, shares, comments). Finally, the number of
active users of Mastodon worldwide is once again falling. The Conference of
Information Services of the Confederation therefore considers that the
conditions for continuing the pilot project have not been met, and activities on
the Mastodon accounts of the Federal Council and the federal administration are
suspended as of today. The social.admin.ch [http://social.admin.ch] instance
will be closed at the end of the month.
ユーザー数やエンゲージメントが少なかったこと、Fediverse全体が衰退の傾向にあることなどが理由として挙げられている
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