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I much prefer the Netherlands goverment approach where they host their own Mastodon instance.
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Submitted 2 years ago by hedge@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
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aurelian@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Really? Where?
ABluManOnLemmy@feddit.nl 2 years ago
social.overheid.nl/about is the official Dutch government mastodon server
petrescatraian@libranet.de 2 years ago
Wouldn't it have been better to just selhost an instance? Like, they'd have more control...MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 2 years ago
Like somebody already said, this is like president@hotmail.com
jarfil@beehaw.org 2 years ago
Last elections we had in Spain, candidates would use TikTok… 😒
Kissaki@beehaw.org 2 years ago
Maybe we should sell a blue checkmark on that
petrescatraian@libranet.de 2 years ago
@MayonnaiseArch yep, exactly. I mean, if @EU_Commission did it, why could they not do it for Christ's sake!!!
helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 years ago
Yes but then they couldn’t post to Threads. Which is where far more people are, unfortunately.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 2 years 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 2 years ago
Or at least go for bluesky.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
Bluesky uses a non-standard protocol and isn’t really federated yet.
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 2 years ago
[deleted]petrescatraian@libranet.de 2 years 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 2 years ago
Would have preferred an account straight on Mastodon but it’s a step forward nonetheless.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 years 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 2 years ago
[deleted]mp3@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Most instances are defederated from Threads though.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
I can’t because my instance blocked Threads. I guess it’s time to find a new instance.
ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 2 years ago
Not because of Biden, but to me threads blocking is a positive. I hope instances won’t undo their decision.
petrescatraian@libranet.de 2 years 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 2 years ago
It should be possible to ping him to a post or comment though.
flumph@programming.dev 2 years 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 2 years ago
The capitalist part of the Fediverse, that is, obviously.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 years 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 2 years ago
They’re referring to Threads
politicalcustard@beehaw.org 2 years ago
@genocide.joe@beehaw.org?
ptz@dubvee.org 2 years ago
🙄
politicalcustard@beehaw.org 2 years ago
Let’s hope they chose a memorable password for the account… a very very memorable password.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 years ago
I was on the fence, until I heard it’s on Threads. Hard pass.
MarioSpeedWagon@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Biden (and probably 90% of US politicians) have no idea that the internet is, much less Threads.
SecretPancake@feddit.de 2 years ago
Only if the instance you’re on is not one of those fuckers that block Threads.
FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 2 years ago
As if I need to hear more excuses from that man.
UmbraTemporis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago
Test comment
Pamasich@kbin.social 2 years ago
Considering I can see him from kbin, it probably means he can't see us.
Dippy@beehaw.org 2 years 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 2 years ago
Why would you want to??
darkmogool@feddit.de 2 years ago
uhm… why?
spujb@lemmy.cafe 2 years 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 2 years ago
ugh. Fuck threads.
Kichae@lemmy.ca 2 years 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 2 years ago
Although your sentiment is correct, it must be said this DOES NOT give you “access” to him.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Excuse me! I pay taxes, so I OWN the president.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 years 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.