blaineNov 17, 2022

A number of people have asked me if I think that governments should run Mastodon instances for citizens. There may be exceptions, but I don't think governments should be in this business, for a variety of reasons.

However, I do think that *Libraries* would be *amazing* hosts for public federated social media communities. Just sayin'.

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Show threadKerim Friedman 傅可恩Nov 17, 2022
@blaine libraries are part of the government. Local government, but still government. I’m all for it, but don’t see a need to set them apart from the rest of the government?
Show threadAtz

@kerim @blaine Not all government is the same. There isn't just one large government database of "stuff". And not all libraries are part of government.

libraries also have a strong tradition of protecting privacy and access.

It's an interesting idea. I'm not sure how well it would work for moderation though. Libraries can be stretched on resources.

Nov 17, 2022 at 2:39pmWeb
Show threadjposelNov 17, 2022
@kerim @atzanteol @blaine not only regarding resources, but also regarding legal requirements. Depending on legislation, a government service or funded by public money service may not be as independent, or rather free than an orgayir association run by private law.