Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts.
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find them on https://social.overheid.nl/about :) I like!
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find them on https://social.overheid.nl/about :) I like!
@jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK So proud of our gov officials for choosing ethical social media 🥳
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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. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find 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. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find 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. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find them on https://social.overheid.nl/about :) I like!
@jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK
Hi Jörn, kennst du in Niederlande jemand der Kabarett Texte von Deutsch auf Niederländisch übersetzt? #Kabarett #Comedy -
Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find them on https://social.overheid.nl/about :) I like!
@jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK
Good - we can ask them why the Dutch government is smuggling starlinks and other comms equipment into Iran.
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find them on https://social.overheid.nl/about :) I like!
@jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK Prachtig!
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@jwildeboer amazing!!! welcome to the Fediverse @stasdigi and @MinisterBZK – delighted to have you here ❤️
@stasdigi @MinisterBZK welcome!
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find them on https://social.overheid.nl/about :) I like!
Ah, if only we could convince my government to do the same... and to stick to it, of course! Congratulations on the new server! -
👌 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 :-)
@bartknubben @jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK @staatssecretarisbzk @MinisterVRO I find it almost equally remarkable that my little French 5000 inhabitants town recently migrated to mastodon: @villededie (and I had no role in this decision)
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@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!@nettings @jwildeboer I do the same
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find them on https://social.overheid.nl/about :) I like!
@jwildeboer @stasdigi @MinisterBZK
That the government founded their own server with only government accounts is a great way to make sure that we can trust the account names, and ensuring that the messages stay up and are accessible for everyone.
Such a well written about-page!
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Dutch officials from the new government are opening ActivityPub accounts. For example the state secretary for economics and digital sovereignty at @stasdigi, the minister for internal affairs @MinisterBZK and more. Find them on https://social.overheid.nl/about :) I like!
@jwildeboer in lieu of the government creating their own ‘public square’ to counter the nazi billionaire owned X, publicly moderated or sanctioned fedi instances might be neat