FediGov
peter.suber's bookmarks 2023-09-23
Summary:
"Public institutions (government agencies, broadcasters, educational institutions) predominantly use proprietary platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. The companies behind them have a lot of influence on who communicates on their platforms and how. Furthermore, through prominent linking and use of the services, public institutions advertise them and get the public to use them.
We want to convince public authorities to rethink their use of social media. This is possible with the gradual transition to federated free software solutions...."