Boris MannJul 12, 2023

The Dutch government is now running their own Mastodon server

In translation, it talks about "value-driven alternatives to social media"

The message I'd like to see governments adopt is a little different: "digital communications is a critical part of civil communication and the government should not be running on corporate platforms"

https://social.overheid.nl/@avhuffelen/110700825255524685

Alexandra van Huffelen (@[email protected])

Bijlagen: 1 afbeelding Vandaag lanceren wij onze overheidsserver op Mastodon. In de brief die ik aan de Kamer heb gestuurd over 'Digitale gemeenschapsgoederen' op 22 juni, heb ik aangegeven dat ik twee waardengedreven alternatieven voor social media ondersteun. Een van deze alternatieven is een 'eigen' Mastodon-server die door overheidsorganisaties gebruikt worden. Hiermee zetten we weer een stap in onze Werkagenda Waardengedreven Digitaliseren. Algemene informatie over ons ministerie: @minbzk

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Show threadxs4me2

@boris

Indeed, it is so obvious. There is no reason or rationale why this should be governed by commercial enterprise.

Jul 13, 2023 at 12:36amIceCubesApp
Show threadJeff Turner ⛵Jul 13, 2023

@xs4me2 @boris

Wouldn't it be great if there was also a Mastodon instance for All Media / Journalists. A trusted source for news. #newsmedia

Show threadxs4me2Jul 13, 2023

@jetsoft @boris

Yes indeed, it should be the default.

Show threadBoris MannJul 13, 2023

@jetsoft @xs4me2 not really needed in this federated model!

News orgs can verify their journalists by creating links on their web pages that point to their Mastodon profiles.

Also means the journalists aren’t tied only to a company account.

I’ve got some check marks in my profile for my personal site and for #CoSocialCa as examples

Show threadJeff Turner ⛵Jul 15, 2023

@boris @xs4me2
See your point. I guess the question is how do we encourage these organisations to start using something new.

Is I was a journalist I would want to keep my personal and work profiles seperate.

But everyone is different and I suppose it depends a bit on who you work for.