Davos ☭ Communist Party USAJul 13, 2023
Eugen Rochko
Following the example of the German government and the European Commission, the government of the Netherlands is now running their own Mastodon server! No middlemen between them and their constituents! Welcome @minbzk!
Jul 13, 2023 at 6:15pmWeb
Show threadSimon Zerafa (Status:   😊)Jul 13, 2023

@Gargron @minbzk

We need to encourage them to verify their accounts so they can be seen to be official 🙂👍

Show threadLeon OverweelJul 13, 2023
@simonzerafa it’s a subdomain of overheid.nl (https://government.nl in English); doesn’t get much more verified than that!
Information from the Government of the Netherlands | Government.nl

Show threadM DellJul 14, 2023
@simonzerafa @Gargron @minbzk some of them are ✅
Show threadxs4me2Jul 13, 2023

@Gargron @minbzk

Great initiative! Leading by example!

Show threadJorgeJul 13, 2023
@ivanbartos

Any chance on the side of the government of the Czech republic?
Show threadEva Libuše Debora PavlíkováJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk welcome and greetings from Czech Republic.
Show threadspinnerter 🇺🇦Fetter Tanzbär🇺🇦Jul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk 🎼Mastodon for Gouvernment 🎶Mastodon for Präsident🎵Mastodon for everywhere…🎶
Show threadGuitarKatJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk @kevinlovestech Welcome! Welcome! 👋
Show threadserklarvelJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk congratulations! I hope every government follow the Netherland example
Show threadsnaprailsJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk Meanwhile the UK government are still deciding which of their mates to bung a few billion £s to to provide a server.
Which will probably never get delivered.
Show threadMacaca JohnsJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk you want to say that the servers are controlled by the state?
Show threadHans van ZijstJul 13, 2023
@Macaca Johns Yes, it's an official state server, run by the state, and only official state organizations and persons (ministers and the likes) will get accounts on it.

We'll never have to wonder if an account is real of fake, because the simple fact that it's on "overheid.nl" means the account was created by and opened by the "overheid" ("government").
Show threadLewis ScottJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk definitely needs to become the norm, whether via Mastadon or some other means.
Show threadᴚ uɐᗡJul 13, 2023

@Gargron @minbzk

this is the whey 🐘🧀

Show threadJonathanZijlstraJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk
Show thread🇺🇸Sleepy Liberal🇺🇦Jul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk that's really cool, something I wish my local government would do
Show threadKay0z WzjrdJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk we could certainly use more democracy in Nova Scotia and Canada. How does this work?
Show threadMusaJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk congratulations holy shit! amazing to see Germany lead the way when it comes to innovative attempts to adopt open-source type of tech!
Show threadDavos ☭ Communist Party USAJul 13, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk
Show threadBjørn Larssen 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈Jul 14, 2023
@Gargron Oooh, does Mark Rutte have an account? I'd like to ask a question or twenty.
Show threadHans van ZijstJul 14, 2023
@Bjørn Larssen 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 AFAIK he's only on the birdsite. And asking him questions requires a lot of skill: he's as slippery as an eel and will usually answer in a way that doesn't answer any question, but steers the conversation in a direction he likes.
Show threadBjørn Larssen 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈Jul 14, 2023

@hans "Slippery" and "slick" are the two words that always come to my mind when someone asks me to describe Rutte. I have no idea what his personality traits are, because he's too slippery for me to grab and take a close look.

I won't miss him. Unless Caroline van der Plas replaces him. Then I'll suddenly discover deep love I have held for Rutte all this time…

Show threadHans van ZijstJul 15, 2023
@Bjørn Larssen 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 I'm afraid there's quite a chance he'll be succeeded by Yesilgöz. She doesn't mince words like Rutte, but she's further to the right than he is.
Show thread知耻而未勇Jul 14, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk 其实，各个独立主体，对于大牌平台，至少，应该有类似民主世界对极权中国的策略——“不脱钩，去风险。”
这是极权中国的咎由自取——当它试图将国内民众规训为“受虐狂”，并妄图称霸全球的时候。
‘’庆父不死，鲁难未已‘’，这才是受虐狂之外的清醒者面对极权应有的态度。
Show threadGeorge GoodmanJul 14, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk This is great to see. I look forward to some North American governments following the EU lead.
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCJul 14, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk what government of the Netherlands? Didn't it just collapse?
Show threadRai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦Jul 14, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk
Welcome!! 
Show threadl00g33kJul 14, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk thanks to tweeter for showing the way
Show threadGina B FlaJul 21, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk
How about it #Switzerland ?
Show threadwraptileJul 22, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk this is so awesome to see. Well done Masotdon team! Free communication that is not controlled by evil American corporations will become a reality everywhere!
Show threadTake It EV Podcast 🎙️Aug 25, 2023
@Gargron @minbzk @TomOrmiston boggles my mind that more institutions aren't doing it!
Show threadtomoAug 25, 2023

@takeitev @Gargron @minbzk

💯 agree

Also the same for Windows/Apple and not Linux solutions also open source cloud solutions eg #nextcloud

Show threadTake It EV Podcast 🎙️Aug 25, 2023
@TomOrmiston @Gargron @minbzk this is different to moving all desktops to linux, it's a cloud service.