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 5 weeks ago by hedge@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/president-biden-on-fedi/
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aurelian@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
abbadon420@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Really? Where?
ABluManOnLemmy@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
social.overheid.nl/about is the official Dutch government mastodon server
petrescatraian@libranet.de 5 weeks ago
Wouldn't it have been better to just selhost an instance? Like, they'd have more control...MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Like somebody already said, this is like president@hotmail.com
jarfil@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Last elections we had in Spain, candidates would use TikTok… 😒
Kissaki@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Maybe we should sell a blue checkmark on that
petrescatraian@libranet.de 5 weeks ago
@MayonnaiseArch yep, exactly. I mean, if @EU_Commission did it, why could they not do it for Christ's sake!!!
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Yes but then they couldn’t post to Threads. Which is where far more people are, unfortunately.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 4 weeks 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 5 weeks ago
Or at least go for bluesky.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
Bluesky uses a non-standard protocol and isn’t really federated yet.
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
[deleted]petrescatraian@libranet.de 5 weeks 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 5 weeks ago
Would have preferred an account straight on Mastodon but it’s a step forward nonetheless.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago
[deleted]mp3@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Most instances are defederated from Threads though.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
I can’t because my instance blocked Threads. I guess it’s time to find a new instance.
ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
Not because of Biden, but to me threads blocking is a positive. I hope instances won’t undo their decision.
petrescatraian@libranet.de 5 weeks 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 4 weeks ago
It should be possible to ping him to a post or comment though.
flumph@programming.dev 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago
The capitalist part of the Fediverse, that is, obviously.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago
They’re referring to Threads
politicalcustard@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
@genocide.joe@beehaw.org?
ptz@dubvee.org 5 weeks ago
🙄
politicalcustard@beehaw.org 5 weeks ago
Let’s hope they chose a memorable password for the account… a very very memorable password.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
I was on the fence, until I heard it’s on Threads. Hard pass.
MarioSpeedWagon@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Biden (and probably 90% of US politicians) have no idea that the internet is, much less Threads.
SecretPancake@feddit.de 4 weeks ago
Only if the instance you’re on is not one of those fuckers that block Threads.
FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
As if I need to hear more excuses from that man.
UmbraTemporis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks 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 5 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
Test comment
Pamasich@kbin.social 5 weeks ago
Considering I can see him from kbin, it probably means he can't see us.
Dippy@beehaw.org 4 weeks 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 5 weeks ago
Why would you want to??
darkmogool@feddit.de 4 weeks ago
uhm… why?
spujb@lemmy.cafe 4 weeks 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 5 weeks ago
ugh. Fuck threads.
Kichae@lemmy.ca 5 weeks 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 5 weeks ago
Although your sentiment is correct, it must be said this DOES NOT give you “access” to him.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Excuse me! I pay taxes, so I OWN the president.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 weeks 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.