Connected PlacesJul 12, 2023

The Dutch government has officially launched their own Mastodon server, State Secretary of Digitalisation @avhuffelen announced today! The server lives on the official domain of the Dutch government, at social.overheid.nl.

The Secretary mentions in her announcement a letter to the government explaining her support for 'value-driven alternative social networks', such as Mastodon. For more information on that, check out
https://fediversereport.com/dutch-government-officially-launches-mastodon-server/

Dutch government officially launches Mastodon server

The Dutch government has officially launched their own Mastodon server. In an accompanying letter, the State Secretary explains how this relates to the government strategy of supporting digital common goods.

fediversereport.com
Show threadToni Aittoniemi

@fediversereport This is great news! Open architecture for social media networks is de facto better for growth and #economies in general than closed systems can even dream of.

It may take a little more investment up-front to get started, but the pay-off will come and it will be huge.

Jul 12, 2023 at 3:09pmWeb