Done with X? Discover Mastodon and Bluesky as future-proof social media

Mastodon and Bluesky offer more control and better align with public values. But what can you do with these decentralised social media platforms for your institution? During the session, you will gain insight into the possibilities, differences and practicalities of switching or combining.

What can you expect?

You will get answers to the following questions, among others:

• What are the differences and similarities between Mastodon and Bluesky?
• How much time does switching or double posting take?
• What considerations can you make when thinking about stopping, reducing or continuing on X/Twitter now?
• Do Mastodon and Bluesky also offer tools to schedule content?
• Also, what is the difference between Mastodon, the Fediverse and centralised vs decentralised social media platforms?

Who is the session interesting for?

Mastodon and Bluesky are of interest to different types of users and posts: from students to education professionals, from work-related posts to personal experiences. The information session is therefore also aimed at anyone involved in (communicating via) social media at educational institutions.

These are the speakers

During the session, the following SURF experts will speak:

• Alexandra van Straaten, social media consultant
• Wladimir Mufty, programme manager Public Values and Mastodon pilot

Practical

• This session is online
• You can register until 17 March

Interested but unable to attend? Or are you not a communications professional, but would like to receive the information? Then send an e-mail with a short explanation tomastodon@surf.nland we will inform you at another time

You can read how to get started with Mastodon yourself on our page How does Mastodon work?