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Dutch government has officially launched their Mastodon server (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by laurens@kbin.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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The server is now live and in use at social.overheid.nl

The official announcement post by the State Secretary of Digitalisation: https://social.overheid.nl/@avhuffelen/110700825255524685

In the post she mentions that the government supports 'value-driven' alternatives to social media. In a letter to the house of representatives she describes Mastodon as a Digital Common Good, and that it fits in the larger strategy of the government of using 'open source, unless' (meaning theyll always use open source unless there is a clear explicit reason not to).

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[-] kobra@lemm.ee 126 points 1 year ago

Really wish all governments would do this.

[-] Shadesto@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Mastodon is perfect for this type of thing as well. They have full control over the instance. They can restrict sign-ups so that official accounts are easily verifiable. It's a terrific idea.

This is the kind of thing that could help Mastodon really take off. The only reason most people still look at Twitter is for updates from official sources.

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