Chris TrottierPresident Joe Biden’s Threads account @potus is federating on the Fediverse!
And I’m following him from atomicpoet.org!
Wow! This is as monumental as Barack Obama joining Twitter! A truly historic day for the #Fediverse!
I would prefer that @potus run his own Fediverse server but this is materially better than him not being on the Fediverse at all.
Stefan Bohacek@atomicpoet Mindboggling, given that this is already being worked on:
https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/111978315030059050
TLDR: A team within the federal government is looking into setting up a .gov Mastodon server, they're now "in phase 2".
Stefan Bohacek (@[email protected])
"We believe there is an opportunity to help verify the online identities of American officials. Hosting a Mastodon server on .gov domains is one possibility. 10x will explore this changing internet landscape, validate the extent of the problem, and identify if government technologists can play a positive role in solving it." https://10x.gsa.gov/news/2023-selected-projects/#online-proofing-for-public-officials via https://stefanbohacek.online/@[email protected]/111978278463859793 #fediverse #govtech
Olivier Forget@stefan @atomicpoet That's gonna have to be a beefy server given the large number of gov officials and the number of followers and interactions they get.
JohnW@teleclimber @stefan @atomicpoet
It sure is. It will have to be a server island for all the different agencies.