"Therefore, the question arises, why don’t universities already operate their own Mastodon or Friendica instances in addition to their own e-mail servers – and not only for organizational units and teachers, but also for their students? Why don’t students receive a Mastodon handle along with their e-mail address when they enroll?"
@brembs The Netherlands have this rolled out nationally (via @surf@social.edu.nl) - contrary to what the article suggests, this is accessible to everyone with a Dutch university account (uptake is a different issue, though)
@levolz
Yes, I boosted this when it was started! Very cool!