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 threadtyil

@fediversereport @avhuffelen

'value-driven alternative social networks', such as MastodonSuch as the Fediverse*.

Even the government's own post about it didn't make this mistake.

Jul 12, 2023 at 4:48pmWeb
Show threadfbievanJul 12, 2023
@tyil @fediversereport @avhuffelen

Really interesting... I didn't expect when I joined the fediverse to start having governments on here. Hmm
Show threadtyilJul 12, 2023
@[email protected] @fediversereport @avhuffelen The Dutch government has had a long-running campaign to promote the use of open source software and open platforms. Most of the initiatives don't lead anywhere, though, so it's nice to see something positive has been introduced for once.
Show threadfbievanJul 12, 2023
@tyil @fediversereport @avhuffelen

really cool! Nice to see them doing things