Ok, so this might sound crazy, but why does anyone actually *need* to follow Threads from a mastodon instance. Like, if you have an instagram or facebook account, you can already follow any Threads account without putting the moderation load on your ma...
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Ok, so this might sound crazy, but why does anyone actually *need* to follow Threads from a mastodon instance. Like, if you have an instagram or facebook account, you can already follow any Threads account without putting the moderation load on your mastodon instance moderation team.
So, why? Why would you *need* to see Threads accounts from your community instance? Why not just follow them on Threads? The whole 'must have an instance allow me to follow Threads accounts' thing seems weird.
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Liminal witch π§ββοΈ Sarahreplied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@kristinHenry this might sound crazy as well but not all of us have (or have abandoned) accounts on instagram or facebook.
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Liminal witch π§ββοΈ Sarah last edited by
@xgebi so, are you hoping to entice them to join mastodon? Or something else?
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@xgebi and are you willing and able to contribute more funds to your instance's moderation team?
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Liminal witch π§ββοΈ Sarahreplied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@kristinHenry
1. I don't know what their endgame is, I wish more government officials joined mastodon instead of threads2. Depends on what more means as I already contribute monthly
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Liminal witch π§ββοΈ Sarah last edited by
@xgebi you might want to ask the moderation team of their instance about how Threads federation may or may not be adding to how many hours and intensity of moderation tasks are impacted.
Ask them if they could use a little more help.
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@xgebi And Yes! I wish more and more officials would set up Mastodon servers and accounts!
Why are our government officials being gate-kept by billionaire owned gated socials?
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Liminal witch π§ββοΈ Sarahreplied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@kristinHenry I vaguely remember @Edent mentioning itβs because social media companies have marketing departments for convincing officials to join
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Terence Edenreplied to Liminal witch π§ββοΈ Sarah last edited by
> Why are our government officials being gate-kept by billionaire owned gated socials?
Because that's where the audience is. It's like asking why politicians aren't giving interviews to your 6 reader blog - the newspapers have a bigger audience.
And, yes, professional social networks have large teams of PR & recruitment specialists. See https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/08/the-limits-of-organic-growth-for-startups/
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Terence Eden last edited by
@Edent @xgebi Oh com on! It's $6 a moth to have a fully managed hosting on masto.hosting. That's the easiest, low risk, exploratory account on mastodon.
Yes, there are other issues involved. But seriously, there should be a lot more experimental gov and biz official accounts on mastodon by this point in time....what 2 YEARS after that guy took over twitter?!
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Terence Edenreplied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
You have literally *zero* idea how procurement works in a large and/or sensitive environment.
Does that $6/mo meet the cybersecurity needs of a Government department? What's the cost of integrating it with the current comms software? What are the risks associated with being on a shared platform? What does support cost - both internal and external? Does it integrate easily into FOI machinery?
FB & Twitter built expansive infrastructure for Governments. Masto hasn't.
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Terence Eden last edited by
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Terence Edenreplied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@kristinHenry @xgebi
What's the cost / benefit ratio?To an approximation, 0% of people are on Mastodon. Their message reaches more people on other social networks.
They have a website. If you want the information, go visit.
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Terence Eden last edited by
@Edent @xgebi Ummmm... exactly, how do you know what I do or do not know.
My calls for public officials to set up instances and accounts are fully informed of what is involved.
What I don't know is how public officials think it's just fine to only post emergencies on a site controlled by a guy who decided that Ukraine shouldn't have access to his US Government (ie, my tax dollars) funded satellite system that...umm...enough in one post.
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Terence Edenreplied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@kristinHenry Because I have extensive experience - and no one with any experience would suggest "just spend $6 on this" as a viable solution.
> What I don't know is how public officials think it's just fine to only post emergencies on a site
Because that's where the audience is.
And because those sites spend *millions* on getting large customers like Governments.It's that simple. The Fediverse (which I love) has neither the audience size nor the commercial infrastructure.
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Terence Eden last edited by
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Terence Edenreplied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@kristinHenry I'm someone who spent a couple of years trying to get .gov.uk onto things like the Fediverse. Feel free to check my LinkedIn.
To be clear, I *want* official agencies on here. But people have to understand *why* those agencies went with Twitter / Facebook.
Those companies have commercial products which integrate into existing workflows. They have legal compliance. They have FOI compatible services.
Fediverse doesn't.
It can't compete at that level until it does.
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Kristin (vis.social Admin)replied to Terence Eden last edited by
@Edent Ahhhh, You're in the UK!
That explains a lot.
Here in the US, we have some rather urgent issues coming up.
And, since we have a lot more people and climates, maybe we could benefit more from seeing our official agencies on mastodon.
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Terence Edenreplied to Kristin (vis.social Admin) last edited by
@kristinHenry I agree! You should have your agencies publishing data in the open.