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].
The point of the Fediverse is that it can be used irregardless of what some instances do.
The developers are communists, but by using lemmy.world, there is no interaction with them and they don’t influence the timeline. Additionally, it’s possible to use the network without using their software at all: Piefed.
The communists proof that Lemmy is a safe choice to grow Europe’s independence from American social networks.