Lauren WeinsteinNov 19, 2022
Many government agencies are expressing concerns about how to communicate with the public without Twitter, especially in emergencies. Of course, it was a bad idea to become dependent on Twitter to such an extent in the first place, and no matter what happens, this needs rethinking.
Show threadMike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEMNov 21, 2022
@lauren Mastodon provides a nice clear choice.
Show threadTrekNov 22, 2022
@mgifford @lauren yeah, but which instance do they join? It feels...not right to me for them to join .social domains. Maybe some will set up their own instances, which could be...interesting.
Show threadMatti SchneiderNov 22, 2022
@trekman10 @mgifford @lauren at least social.bund.de, social.networks.Europa.eu are already there :)
Show threadTrek
@MattiSG @mgifford @lauren I could totally imagine even universities using this. Idk about you but when I was in uni they tried like 2 or 3 times to get the student body and staff to use proprietary or walled off websites for social media like communication within the school. An instance run by a uni comms department or student group could be really cool. Or just a hellhole depending on how it's moderated.
Nov 22, 2022 at 6:57pmWeb
Show threadDavidNov 22, 2022
@MattiSG @mgifford @trekman10 @lauren Nothing odd about this at all. This is how kids use to join Usenet. From their university or department Usenet server. Universities or departments could run their own Mastodon server.
Show threadMike Gifford, CPWA @FOSDEMNov 22, 2022
@trekman10 @MattiSG @lauren but it could be moderated to fit the needs of that particular community.
Show threadTrekNov 22, 2022
@mgifford @MattiSG @lauren I'm just saying. Some bureaucrats would be cut out for moderation roles. Others would be like power tripping fb mods.