This is certainly a growing trend which was first started amongst end-users themselves, and slowly we've seen a few news media outlets also following suite. So far, only a very few government agencies have actually followed. Coming to mind are also The Netherlands. What is attractive for many organisations and agencies on Mastodon, is that...
  • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
    391·
    10 months ago

    Honestly all governments should be doing this. They don’t necessarily need to dump Twitter though.

    In this way no one can censor them and they can control all communication.

    And also they don’t have to be responsible for content moderation.

      • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
        74·
        10 months ago

        It’s a complicated hypothetical.

        Ultimately they have a responsibility to meet people where they are.

  • AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.idEnglish
    161·
    10 months ago

    I’m thrilled to see companies shifting to Mastodon from Twitter. Mastodon’s decentralized nature and open-source foundation provide a healthier and more meaningful online experience compared to Twitter’s chaotic, ad-driven environment, specially after elon turd bought it

    • VanillaGorilla@kbin.social
      18·
      10 months ago

      Germany seems to have been an earlier adopter of Mastodon (the instance is hosted by the government). If I understood it correctly they just decided to stop using Twitter, it’s not like they started the instance today.

    • Moonrise2473@feddit.it
      62·
      10 months ago

      It says tooted by the Mastodon-Twitter crossposter, which has been killed by space Karen 8 months ago, so I am guessing they were using mastodon from that time