FRANKFURT. Goethe University’s latest news on university life, research, science, the promotion of young talent and careers is now available on Bluesky. The university chose Bluesky as a new central social media communications channel because it considers the platform to be a forward-thinking alternative to X, and one that is becoming increasingly important to science and research. Bluesky’s advantages over other platforms played a vital role in this decision:
As part of a concerted move involving more than 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions, Goethe University Frankfurt in January announced its decision to discontinue its activities on X (formerly Twitter). Many more institutions of higher learning and research have since followed suit. The decision to leave X is based on changes in the platform’s orientation, which increasingly favor the dissemination of fake news and disinformation, and constitute problematic communication practices. Goethe University core values such as academic freedom, diversity, democratic discourse and fact-based cooperation are no longer compatible with these platform developments. Beyond that, scientific topics no longer generate any significant reach on X.
Goethe University’s central communication is now available on Bluesky at:
https://bsky.app/profile/goetheuni.bsky.social
Faculties, institutions and university members who would like to use Bluesky as an alternative or supplement to their existing social media activities can contact the PR and Communications Office with any questions. Goethe University's other central social communications channels include Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.