#Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #Mastodon #Canada #CanPoliThis morning I got a response Letter (by email) from the Speakers Office of the House of Commons of Canada in response to the Open Letter* so many of you all signed back in June!
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸wrote last edited by [email protected]
#Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #Mastodon #Canada #CanPoli
This morning I got a response Letter (by email) from the Speakers Office of the House of Commons of Canada in response to the Open Letter* so many of you all signed back in June!Here is Speaker Fergus’ letter in full. Reply with what you think we should do next to encourage MPs and Parliamentarians to ask for this!
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Dear Mr. Alemany:Thank you for your letter and proposal concerning Open Social Web.
Many Members, their staff, members of the Press Gallery and Canadians use social networks as a primary tool for consuming news, sharing stories of interest or to comment on news or information. The House of Commons established a presence on social networks in 2017, with a consistent branding, to share information and, critically, to provide Members increased and mobile access to relevant parliamentary information so that they may share this information with their social media followers.
Although the creation of an Open Social Web would present a promising opportunity with several advantages for the House of Commons, as enumerated in your letter, it also brings numerous challenges and risks to the organization (e. g. extensive engagement from many stakeholders, adoption of specialized and secure infrastructure and the need for content moderation and curation).
To date, we have had no requests for this type of service from Members. This would be a substantial undertaking that would require direction and approval from the Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) before being considered for prioritization and implementation. Even if mandated to offer such a service, we would be unable to ensure its adoption and widespread use among parliamentarians.
Thank you for your interest, and please be assured of our continuous support for more open, secure, engaging and informative multi-channel experiences for our users.
Sincerely,
Hon. Greg-Fergus, P.C., M.P*Open Letter: https://chrisalemany.ca/2024/05/31/open-letter-to-parliament-of-canada-adopt-open-services-for-social-communications/
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Harbinger of Salemreplied to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 last edited by
So if you want your government on non fascist platforms; contact your mp
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸replied to Harbinger of Salem last edited by
@HarbingerOfSalem @Paulatics I think that's the crux of it!
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸replied to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 last edited by [email protected]
I sent a short reply... yes, I volunteered all of you to talk to Parliamentarians about the Open Social Web, Fediverse, and Mastodon! Sorry - Not - Sorry!
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Dear Honourable Speaker Fergus,Thank you very much for this letter in response to the suggestions I and the other signers raised.
I would like to humbly suggest that if there is any interest within your Office, the Board of Internal Economy, or elsewhere in Parliament, to look into these possibilities, I know that I and many other regular Canadians who are a part of this emerging Open Social Web would be willing to do our best to articulate that for you at your Committee or in other communication. Part of the beauty of the Open Social Web is that it is run by a collection of people, regular Canadians, on behalf of the whole, much like Parliament itself.
Thank you again,
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DC Deejayreplied to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 last edited by
@chris Thank you for pursuing this. I'd like to find a polite and productive way to make it clear that our government shouldn't require citizens to sacrifice their privacy or allow known & unknown entities to monetize or exploit their identity in order to keep up with what our members of parliament and government agencies are doing on our behalf. Period.
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸replied to DC Deejay last edited by
@dcdeejay That's a very succinct and powerful way to put it!