Eugen RochkoThe fact that you can follow the president of the United States (@[email protected]) from your Mastodon account instead of being forced to have an X or Threads account for it is a huge W in my book. Of course our team is fully available to help if they'd want to set up Mastodon on whitehouse.gov. I believe governments should not rely on 3rd party platforms to connect with their constituents.
Infrapink (he/his/him)@Gargron I agree that the White House should host their own Fediverse server.
Mighty Orbot@Infrapink The White House would probably love to set up its own Fediverse instance, but first they’d have to harden it against hackers, ensure it passes accessibility and archival requirements under federal law, and a whole bunch of other stuff that might well involve forking the server software to make sure it’s done right.
There are a LOT of federal laws governing how official websites look and behave, and a lot more bureaucracy to ensure it’s been done: https://digital.gov/resources/checklist-of-requirements-for-federal-digital-services/
AutisticMumTo3@AutisticMumTo3 @mighty_orbot Various EU institutions have Fediverse accounts. They're exactly as easy to set up in America as in any EU member state. The problem is that the government isn't willing.