Charles JohnsonMay 3, 2023

So Elon Musk is now saying Twitter will give free API access to public service groups like weather alerts, etc.

But honestly, I don’t know why anyone, public service group or not, continues to trust Musk for anything. Can you say, “sunk cost fallacy?”

Show threadjz.tuskMay 3, 2023

@Green_Footballs

What i wonder is why doesn't the white house, as the executive arm of the federal govt, just set up its own Mastodon server, and start federating right now, and allow me, a citizen, to get up to date information from my govt without having to go through Elon musk's private company?

Show threadCharles Gaba
@jztusk @Green_Footballs
Bingo. Mastodon should be treated like websites or email: The domain itself IS the verification. masto.whitehouse.gov (or social.whitehouse.gov more likely).
May 3, 2023 at 1:08amWeb
Show threadShoshana 🏳️‍⚧️May 3, 2023

@charlesgaba @jztusk @Green_Footballs

I think this is where ActivityPub will thrive in the long-term. Companies and organizations will be able to send out their messages via their own infrastructure (or by paying a third party) just like they do with email.

I'm surprised that more companies haven't just spun up instances and mirrored their announcements on ActivityPub. The cost of hosting a small ActivityPub server is just so tiny compared to the budgets of governments and mega-corporations.