**Wo bleiben die Universitäten im Fediverse?**
warum betreiben Universitäten nicht schon längst eigene Mastodon-Instanzen?
Warum bekommen Studierende nicht mit der Inskription auch einen Mastodon-Handle?
Warum hosten Universitäten Vorlesungsvideos nicht über PeerTube im Fediverse?
Es gibt einiges, das für ein stärkeres Engagement von Universitäten im Fediverse spricht.
Ein Aufruf den man nur unterstützen kann! #boost
#fediverse #university
https://netzpolitik.org/2023/aufruf-hochschulen-aller-laender-ins-fediverse/
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**Where are the universities in the Fediverse?**
Why don't universities have their own Mastodon instances yet?
Why don't students get a Mastodon handle when they enrol?
Why don't universities host lecture videos on PeerTube in the Fediverse?
There is a lot to be said for universities getting more involved in the Fediverse.
A call that can only be supported! #boost
#fediverse #university
https://netzpolitik.org/2023/a-call-to-action-universities-of-the-world-into-the-fediverse/
@radlschorsch Agreed. I got on Mastodon six years ago and learned about it. I realized that the instance I was on was not what I wanted and looked to move. University instances were my first choice but that didn't work out.
Lots of universities have instances but there's a problem. The personnel at a university is constantly in flux. There's no stability or continuity.
A grad student is assigned the task of creating an instance for the university. He or she does it and gets Masto up and running. A year later, they're gone. The next crop of students isn't interested in the least because the instance is "legacy crap left by some previous grad student, fuck that.".
Running an instance takes time, money, dedication. You're not going to find that at a university unless the Masto instance becomes something that university administration want to maintain and FUND.
