Um, yay?
I much prefer the Netherlands goverment approach where they host their own Mastodon instance.
You Can Now Follow President Biden on the Fediverse
Submitted 6 months ago by hedge@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/president-biden-on-fedi/
Comments
aurelian@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
abbadon420@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Really? Where?
ABluManOnLemmy@feddit.nl 6 months ago
social.overheid.nl/about is the official Dutch government mastodon server
petrescatraian@libranet.de 6 months ago
Wouldn't it have been better to just selhost an instance? Like, they'd have more control...MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Like somebody already said, this is like president@hotmail.com
jarfil@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Last elections we had in Spain, candidates would use TikTok… 😒
Kissaki@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Maybe we should sell a blue checkmark on that
petrescatraian@libranet.de 6 months ago
@MayonnaiseArch yep, exactly. I mean, if @EU_Commission did it, why could they not do it for Christ's sake!!!
helenslunch@feddit.nl 6 months ago
Yes but then they couldn’t post to Threads. Which is where far more people are, unfortunately.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 6 months ago
You do realise, a self hosted instance can federate with threads, its just an awful idea for the longevity of fedi
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 6 months ago
Or at least go for bluesky.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Bluesky uses a non-standard protocol and isn’t really federated yet.
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 months ago
[deleted]petrescatraian@libranet.de 6 months ago
@thingsiplay are you referring to the credibility of the information itself? That does not depend on this. They can say whatever they want, whether the server is self hosted or not.
The credibility of the information is given by those who verify what these people said.
mp3@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Would have preferred an account straight on Mastodon but it’s a step forward nonetheless.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 6 months ago
Yeah they should have run their own Mastodon server but I can understand they want to reach the Threads audience and until there’s two-way sync Threads it is.
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
[deleted]mp3@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Most instances are defederated from Threads though.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
I can’t because my instance blocked Threads. I guess it’s time to find a new instance.
ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Not because of Biden, but to me threads blocking is a positive. I hope instances won’t undo their decision.
petrescatraian@libranet.de 6 months ago
@i_am_not_a_robot Lemmy itself does not allow you to follow people, that's why you cannot see him (unless he posts/comments something on Lemmy).
Kbin is the closest thing to Lemmy that allows you to follow individual persons.
v9CYKjLeia10dZpz88iU@programming.dev 6 months ago
It should be possible to ping him to a post or comment though.
flumph@programming.dev 6 months ago
Checkout infosec.exchange instead of blocking Threads, the admin made a second instance for people who wanted Threads blocked. Like 40 people migrated, lol
jlow@beehaw.org 6 months ago
The capitalist part of the Fediverse, that is, obviously.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 6 months ago
Groan. I’m on a mastodon server and a full believer in the free market. Can we not force this left/right conjecture onto server choice too, please?
TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
They’re referring to Threads
politicalcustard@beehaw.org 6 months ago
@genocide.joe@beehaw.org?
ptz@dubvee.org 6 months ago
🙄
politicalcustard@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Let’s hope they chose a memorable password for the account… a very very memorable password.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 6 months ago
I was on the fence, until I heard it’s on Threads. Hard pass.
MarioSpeedWagon@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Biden (and probably 90% of US politicians) have no idea that the internet is, much less Threads.
SecretPancake@feddit.de 6 months ago
Only if the instance you’re on is not one of those fuckers that block Threads.
FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 6 months ago
As if I need to hear more excuses from that man.
UmbraTemporis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
For now, the integration is a minor gesture, as it’s only a one-way connection from Threads to the Fediverse.
Could someone explain what this means? It it like he can see us but we can’t see him? I didn’t know the Fediverse / ActivityPub could work like that.
Pamasich@kbin.social 6 months ago
It it like he can see us but we can’t see him?
Opposite way around. We can see him but he can't see us.
The reason you can't see him is because you're on Lemmy which will only display microblog posts if they're (1) a reply to a Lemmy post, (2) made from kbin/mbin, or (3) replied to by someone from kbin/mbin (not entirely sure about this one).
Pamasich@kbin.earth 6 months ago
Test comment
Pamasich@kbin.social 6 months ago
Considering I can see him from kbin, it probably means he can't see us.
Dippy@beehaw.org 6 months ago
I’m happy with this. I think it’s good to have the presidents team being in as many places as possible to hear people
SecurityPro@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Why would you want to??
darkmogool@feddit.de 6 months ago
uhm… why?
spujb@lemmy.cafe 6 months ago
i can’t and nor do i want to because my instance admin did me the blessed service of defederating threads ❤️
Draegur@lemm.ee 6 months ago
ugh. Fuck threads.
Kichae@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
This is, on the whole, a good thing. One should be able to have access to their politicians via piblicly accessible means, and the fedi is exactly that.
It’s a giant shame that it’s still being moderated by a tech billionaire, though.
victoitor@lemmy.eco.br 6 months ago
Although your sentiment is correct, it must be said this DOES NOT give you “access” to him.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Excuse me! I pay taxes, so I OWN the president.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 6 months ago
Do you really think Joe Biden is sitting on his phone scrolling through the Fediverse and reading comments from us while he’s taking a dump?
I seriously doubt it’s anyone but some young PR person.