Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse.
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find, follow and welcome them on https://social.overheid.nl/about
I like!@jwildeboer and here in Portugal, "the stupids" won't leave Xitter
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find, follow and welcome them on https://social.overheid.nl/about
I like!
And their accounts are on the 
government Mastodon instance https://social.overheid.nl (also reachable via https://social.gov.nl).Other accounts of Dutch goverment officials, besides @stasdigi:
- @MinisterBZK
- @staatssecretarisbzk
- @MinisterVROFor similar gov instances in
check: https://social.overheid.nl/about#:~:text=5.%20Zijn%20er,https://social.edps.europa.eu.Hopefully, other governments will also join Mastodon/Fediverse soon
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find, follow and welcome them on https://social.overheid.nl/about
I like!@jwildeboer amazing!!! welcome to the Fediverse @stasdigi and @MinisterBZK β delighted to have you here
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find, follow and welcome them on https://social.overheid.nl/about
I like!The usual disclaimer for the "Yes, but"ters
Yes, the officials also have BlueSky and Twitter accounts. No, ActivityPub isn't yet seen as the main communication channel, it's up to all of us to change that through friendly and respectful interaction. So let's band together and overwhelm them with smiles and encouragement, while also having good, constructive discussions, even on difficult topics. So they see that this is the place to be -
Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find, follow and welcome them on https://social.overheid.nl/about
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@lowincomehome53665 Blocked and reported for spam. Have a nice day!
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find, follow and welcome them on https://social.overheid.nl/about
I like!@jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK
This is the way! All government agencies should follow the example. When they do, people will have to follow so they keep up with the news.
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@lowincomehome53665 Blocked and reported for spam. Have a nice day!
@jwildeboer Is a bot, don't worry about replying, just report and block. The bot owner will just create another account and continue until they get fed up getting banned.
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@jwildeboer Is a bot, don't worry about replying, just report and block. The bot owner will just create another account and continue until they get fed up getting banned.
@qgustavor I know. My hope is that my reply makes more people report this spammer, so that the site admins of mstdn.party take appropriate action.
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@qgustavor I know. My hope is that my reply makes more people report this spammer, so that the site admins of mstdn.party take appropriate action.
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The usual disclaimer for the "Yes, but"ters
Yes, the officials also have BlueSky and Twitter accounts. No, ActivityPub isn't yet seen as the main communication channel, it's up to all of us to change that through friendly and respectful interaction. So let's band together and overwhelm them with smiles and encouragement, while also having good, constructive discussions, even on difficult topics. So they see that this is the place to be @jwildeboer It's a great initiative, it's leading the way for government representatives in other European countries to also consider joining the Fediverse.
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find, follow and welcome them on https://social.overheid.nl/about
I like!@jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK Hartelijk welkom op het Fediverse!
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The usual disclaimer for the "Yes, but"ters
Yes, the officials also have BlueSky and Twitter accounts. No, ActivityPub isn't yet seen as the main communication channel, it's up to all of us to change that through friendly and respectful interaction. So let's band together and overwhelm them with smiles and encouragement, while also having good, constructive discussions, even on difficult topics. So they see that this is the place to be @jwildeboer I'm following so many politicians and municipalities whose work i have zero stakes in, just to be encouraging... on bad days i wonder if us good-will lurkers are creating a problem similar to the bots talking to bots on x - the actual reach and impact isn't as good as one would think.
But I'm prepared to continue like this for a few years and only then evaluate. For now, let the games begin! -
The usual disclaimer for the "Yes, but"ters
Yes, the officials also have BlueSky and Twitter accounts. No, ActivityPub isn't yet seen as the main communication channel, it's up to all of us to change that through friendly and respectful interaction. So let's band together and overwhelm them with smiles and encouragement, while also having good, constructive discussions, even on difficult topics. So they see that this is the place to be twitter is rapidly becoming a political liability (unless one is "aligned" with the owner, that is
)bluesky offers familiarity, an easier onboarding ramp and the promise of "reach" (and this already attracted many more), but...
... but while still just a remote promise, it is the activitypub "worldview" that may lead to a real reboot of democracy. Any truly democratic politician should start dipping the toes into this new thing, helping it grow along
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts on the Fediverse. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find, follow and welcome them on https://social.overheid.nl/about
I like!@jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK
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