Edit: @lexinova pointed out that we can't be sure its Henna Virkkunnen until it's confirmed.

[leanderlindahl@mastodon.social]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@hennavirkkunen/115888721732640894

Edit: @lexinova pointed out that we can't be sure its Henna Virkkunnen until it's confirmed. Let's wait for it to be confirmed. https://cyberplace.social/@lexinova/115890287619157501

Dear #Mastodon this is the Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission. Who joined today (Jan 13). Great to have someone from the commission here
🙌 🇪🇺 ✌️

[wikinaut@berlin.social]

@leanderlindahl
cc
@hennavirkkunen

[jorismeys@mstdn.social]

@leanderlindahl
We have @EUCommission but that server seems underused...

[lexinova@cyberplace.social]

@leanderlindahl are u sure it's not an impersonator ?

because this do not appear on https://commission.europa.eu/about/organisation/college-commissioners/henna-virkkunen_en

and i find strange she would use mastodon.social instead of the official EU server ...

[leanderlindahl@mastodon.social]

@lexinova
You can never be 100% sure of anything. But it seems reasonable. But you're right to be sceptical.
https://mastodon.social/@leanderlindahl/115889929954049344

[lexinova@cyberplace.social]

@leanderlindahl no it's not resonable to think it's true as it may not.

I verified on their website it does not show, contacted her team by email to see if it's her ... this is reasonable, not potentially help impersonator.

if you want to be sure you can also ask by email.

[leanderlindahl@mastodon.social]

@lexinova if you read the article it says the account was created this evening.

[leanderlindahl@mastodon.social]

@lexinova but yes, you definitely have a point.

[lexinova@cyberplace.social]

@leanderlindahl yeah but as former russian, i never trust information i cannot verify myself from at least 3 sources (or the official person herself).

kind of an habit you learn when you see propaganda everywhere.

[lexinova@cyberplace.social]

@leanderlindahl of course i say all that with hope is really her and her colleague come after ^^

[leanderlindahl@mastodon.social]

@lexinova yes, you're right to think like that. I guess I thought the report from the adp and Tagesspiegel coinciding with the account being created today corroborated it. Combined with the content of the message as well as the first person replying being someone from Finland.

[lexinova@cyberplace.social]

@leanderlindahl sure, but in my case i think it false until it appear on her official page ... or her team answer me email and tell me what to think about it.

don't want to be disapointed if it's not her.

[leanderlindahl@mastodon.social]

@lexinova I added a note about this to original message. Thanks for pointing this out.

[lexinova@cyberplace.social]

@leanderlindahl no problem :)

[jerryk__1999@mastodon.social]

@leanderlindahl @lexinova
It is nice to see! This is a civilized site, unlike so many these days. While free expression is encouraged, there isn't the level of competitive abuse so common on purely American sites. Even on sites with many European members, like Quora or Reddit, the level of internal hostility and abuse is truly horrific, at times. This site is refreshingly free from this kind of competitive nonsense.

[benjamim@social.lol]

@leanderlindahl For God's sake, create some kind of law that prevents European leaders from using American networks (Facebook, twitter, Instagram, blue sky, ...). This is madness.

And one more thing. Don't use any server. Create your own server. A European server just for European leaders.

cc/ @hennavirkkunen

[ondrejzizka@witter.cz]

@lexinova "3 sources" reminds me... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lr9Y5CW5DM :)

On a serious note - unfortunatelly, nowadays we hear the same lies from 3 sources which just parrot it from the real fabricator (usually Russia).

[lexinova@cyberplace.social]

@OndrejZizka yeah i know to not follow 3 random source, but it's difficult to articulate with limited character on a toot 😅

[dgoldsmith@mastodon.social]

@leanderlindahl @lexinova @hennavirkkunen Here is another article referencing this:

https://www.gmx.net/magazine/digital/trotz-kritik-x-eu-spitzenvertreter-mastodon-41782668

[lexinova@cyberplace.social]

@dgoldsmith @leanderlindahl @hennavirkkunen don't speak german, but i don't see any source link, any credible source or they have just copy pasted the other one ?

i search a source comming from her or the EU.

not second hand explaination from journalist or blogger.