Connected PlacesJul 12, 2024

Dutch government announces that they'll make Mastodon available to all layers of the entire Dutch government, as a shared service of the government, starting in 2025!

The Mastodon pilot of the government celebrates their 1-year anniversary today, and as part of the evaluation they stated the Mastodon pilot "strengthens digital autonomy and [creates] a safe and reliable information supply".

Announcement (in Dutch): https://www.digitaleoverheid.nl/nieuws/1-jarig-mastodon-overheid-blikt-terug-en-vooruit/

1-jarig Mastodon Overheid blikt terug en vooruit - Digitale Overheid

Mastodon is een publiek alternatief voor commerciële online sociale media platforms. In een pilot kan de overheid het platform ontdekken. Wat zijn de eerste lessen?

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And that is a great idea! Social media do not belong in the hands of big tech. We have seen where it went with facebook and twitter. Never should that happen again. Open source, regulated and available to everyone! That is the path forward.

Jul 12, 2024 at 6:31pmIceCubesApp