Edit: She now has a new account on the commission’s own platform: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@HennaVirkkunen
Old text, referencing the mastodon.social account:
The account is in fact authentic:
Die für die digitale Unabhängigkeit der EU zuständige Vizepräsidentin, Henna Virkkunen, eröffnete dort erst am Abend erstmals ein offizielles Benutzerkonto, wie die EU-Kommission der dpa mitteilte.
The vice president responsible for digital independence of the EU, Henna Virkkunen, opened an official account there [on Mastodon] for the first time yesterday evening, the EU commission told dpa [German Press Agency].
Hey! Thanks a lot for this info!
Her Finnish party, Kokoomus, is basically the same thing in Finland as CDU is in Germany. Never thought I’d follow someone from that party on something like Mastodon. But fine, that’s an important post they’re holding, and that’s something to respect! Deffo want to see what they’ve got to say!
Very happy that there’s meaningful EU social media precence outside the “all is about profit” part of the social media. It means we on this continent do have hope!