Key Facts
- The supreme courts are now active on Mastodon.
- Press releases from the courts will also be published on Mastodon in future.
- Accounts are operated under the Mastodon instance of the BfDI.
- All five highest courts are now represented on Mastodon.
- Links to the SOS accounts are provided.
- New communication channels are being opened up to the public.
- The initiative strengthens the transparency of the German justice system.
Since yesterday, the offerings of the Federal Court of Justice, the Federal Administrative Court, the Federal Fiscal Court, the Federal Labor Court and the Federal Social Court have also been available on the social media network Mastodon. In the future, the highest federal courts will also publish all press releases issued by them on their respective Mastodon accounts in addition to the existing distribution channels. These accounts are operated under the Mastodon instance of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) and can be accessed at the following addresses:
- Federal Court of Justice: https://social.bund.de/@BGH_Bund
- Federal Administrative Court: https://social.bund.de/@bverwg_en
- German Federal Fiscal Court:https://social.bund.de/@bundesfinanzhof
- Federal Labor Court:https://social.bund.de/@bundesarbeitsgericht
- Federal Social Court:https://social.bund.de/@bundessozialgericht
