Show threadElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty6h ago

Teaser:
A #Plushtodon Posse, all recent immigrants to Canada, are hanging out in a beach area in Ontario. It's not quite speedo weather yet (they are European after all) so they are catching up on their reading. They're also helping out with house sitting chores but with adult supervision because of their height and lack of thumbs. Soon they will be moving to new deserving homes in the #MastodonCanada community, along with their favourite reading material.

#MastoCanadaGOV #Contest

Action Jay 🐾 Mar 14

Friends over at @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty are keeping track of governments that ditch Twitter. Check out the roundup and feel proud and/or shame depending on where you live https://elbowsupdigital.ca/news/governments-that-have-left-x/

#MastoCanadaGOV

Governments That Have Left X | Elbows Up Digital

These municipalities and government agencies have made the right decision

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Show threadElbowsUpforDigitalSovereigntyMar 13

Running down the rest of the country shows some progress in Ontario, but only a little progress elsewhere.

Ontario:
- Whitby
- Cambridge
- St. Catharines, Ontario

Quebec:

New Brunswick:
- New Brunswick Provincial Government

Prince Edward Island:

Nova Scotia:
- Halifax

Newfoundland and Labrador:
- St. John's
- Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries

National/Federal:
- Supreme Court of Canada

#MastoCanadaGOV
https://globalnews.ca/news/11654700/new-brunswick-leaving-x-premier-says-concerns-about-it-deeply-troubling/

New Brunswick leaving X, premier says concerns about it ‘deeply troubling’

X has been facing global condemnation because its AI chatbot, Grok, is able to produce sexualized images of people without their consent.

Global News
Action Jay 🐾 Mar 12

RE: https://kamloops.social/@fname/116214063829840335

Bouncing on this idea and had the thought, what if municipal Mastodon instances were run by your local libraries? Hardware and hosting by the provincial consortium and then local admin duties shared by staff?

To pitch it you'd probably need a fully priced out setup guide and a bit of training ready to go out the gate.

#MastoCanadaGOV

Action Jay 🐾 Mar 11

Hey Saskapeeps!

We want to convince politicians and governments at all levels to get their asses over on the fediverse, yeah?

One other step will be to prove to them that we're here waiting for em.

Tag yourself and your faves, get listed on @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty 's follow list builder!

https://www.elbowsupdigital.ca/follows/?tags=saskatchewan

#MastocanadaGOV #yxe #yqr #skpoli

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Action Jay 🐾 Mar 10

I signed, and so can you!

This is a step, proving there's a want for municipalities to consider open social media in their communications. Should be easy enough to repeat on a town by town basis and see if traction can translate to larger cities. Let's do this!

#MastoCanadaGOV #abpoli

https://c.org/KLNQyfZ892

Have you seen this petition yet?

Social Media and the Town of Innisfil

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Show threadAction Jay 🐾 Mar 8

Similarily, here's my city of Saskatoon's chosen platforms for essential dispatches. Yelling into the void while a good bunch of their potential audience is over here 🤷‍♂️

https://www.saskatoon.ca/services-residents/connect-your-city/contact-us-social-media

#yxe #Saskatoon #ElbowsUp #MastoCanadaGOV
#skpoli

Contact Us on Social Media | City of Saskatoon

Find out how to engage with the city through Social Media.

Action Jay 🐾 Mar 8

Working on a spreadsheet, because I'm that kind of a nerd. Would you look at all these essential city services and information channels that rely on american oligarch owned platforms? Anyone in Regina feeling a little ignored by your city?

https://www.regina.ca/about-regina/contact-us/social-media/

#yqr #Regina #ElbowsUp #MastoCanadaGOV #skpoli

City of Regina | Social Media

To provide the best possible communication, the City of Regina uses social media to provide updates, awareness and correspondence on everything City related. Connect with your civic services on social media. Stay informed and updated on the latest news related to City of Regina services, programs and operations.

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ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereigntyMar 8

Teaser:
This #Plushtodon, a recent immigrant to Canada, is checking out our Mastodon feed. How did they get my password?
They are excitedly looking for updates on how our community is convincing politicians to dump U.S. based social media and join the #Fediverse. It's almost like they have a vested interest in your activities and efforts. Hmm....

#MastodonCanada #MastoCanadaGOV #DigitalSovereignty #Technology

Action Jay 🐾 Mar 7

I really, really wish my friends in the #SaskNDP were posting these to open social networks. Jordan McPhail does such a great job here but it is, like, physically painful to click through to Facebook to watch it

#skpoli #MastoCanadaGOV

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2814054565607653

2.5K views · 41 reactions | Help me solve the puzzle... Why won't the SaskParty debate our bills on the floor of the legislature?? Let's recap this week in the Sask Legislature. #skpoli #SaskNDP #TimeForChange #SaskParty | Jordan McPhail

Help me solve the puzzle... Why won't the SaskParty debate our bills on the floor of the legislature?? Let's recap this week in the Sask Legislature. #skpoli #SaskNDP #TimeForChange #SaskParty