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[nclm@mastodon.social]

@_elena Saw it there so it’s still pretty early I’m guessing: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/38163

P.S. Oh no, too bad you’re missing on the conference! ️ Are there maybe any other events you’ll be going to? Pretty sure I’ll attend, yes!

P.P.S. It’s actually public just as of today!! Have a look here for a first look at it: https://code.vinyl-cache.org/vinyl-cache/project-identity/src/branch/main/vinyl-cache-identity.pdf (By the way, they’re on Mastodon too now! And thanks again for sharing the original call for entries. I’ll post an announcement soon as well)

[michelpatrice@jasette.facil.services]

@ruud

Thank you. I will try when I get back home.

[aquaclaire@ecoevo.social]

@_elena This is such an important issue! All universities, institutions, citizens & responsible communicators should be using a "communications platform that is accessible to all citizens, without the need for an account; an independent network not subject to [monetisation &] censorship due to opaque algorithms or political bias."
Thanks for this clear explanation!

#Fediverse #privacy #PublicGood

[nuvalon@social.vivaldi.net]

@_elena
since i deleted my instagram account i have been missing out on important news from my city, which is a real shame.
you make some really good arguments, so i might share this with someone that works for the city.

[nmba@mstdn.ca]

@_elena @europeanspodcast @haubles @aral @Gargron @tferrer @rstockm @samvie @EUCommission
I'd sure like to see a new tech industry of converting (upgrading) institutions and corporations onto the fediverse, linux, office alternatives, etc. Create a sales doc with rationale and cost:benefit estimates that potential clients like colleges/universities, municipalities, hospitals and corps can consider in their budget deliberations.

[bartknubben@mastodon.nl]

@_elena @europeanspodcast @haubles @aral @Gargron @tferrer @rstockm @samvie @EUCommission

Thanks for making the case!

I believe it is also important to learn from and ‘fame’ the government organisations and public institutions who are already active on Mastodon/Fediverse 🧐

Bart Knubben (@bartknubben@mastodon.nl)

@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net 👌 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@social.overheid.nl: - @MinisterBZK@social.overheid.nl - @staatssecretarisbzk@social.overheid.nl - @MinisterVRO@social.overheid.nl For 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 :-)

Mastodon.nl door Stichting Activityclub (mastodon.nl)

[michelpatrice@jasette.facil.services]

@ruud @_elena

It works! You have to add .rss instead of /rss.

It is set up on my Thunderbird. I will see, Elena, if your next posts do appear in my rss feed.

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@MichelPatrice @ruud thanks! Correcting this ASAP (and crediting Ruud)

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@MichelPatrice @ruud done

[_elena@mastodon.social]

Yesterday I wrote: "Public institutions are funded by taxpayers' money: their communications serve public interests and should be open to all - without the need of creating social media accounts on proprietary, for-profit closed systems. This is especially salient for European governmental communications: isn’t it absurd that they would require social media accounts owned and run by U.S. based companies?"

Credit goes to @samvie for suggesting I add the bit "funded by taxpayers' money"

[_elena@mastodon.social]

I must also thank @macfranc for translating my article in #Italian and publishing it here:

: https://www.informapirata.it/2026/03/16/architettura-aperta-trasparenza-e-portata-i-tre-motivi-per-cui-le-istituzioni-pubbliche-dovrebbero-abbracciare-il-fediverso-il-post-di-elena-rossini/

Grazie!

#italiano #fediverso

[macfranc@poliversity.it]

@_elena your article is so clear and precise that having an Italian translation is a good thing for all our "evangelists" of the Fediverse

[michelpatrice@jasette.facil.services]

@_elena

It also works with hashtags. I just tried it.

Look for a hashtag in the search box. Click on the hashtag in the result list. Copy the link in navigation bar and add .rss.

I am now just waiting to see if I will get this hashtag's publications from the whole fediverse (which would be cool) or from Mastodon only.

[oaj@mastodon.com.pl]

@_elena: mind if I make up a Polish translation and publish it on kontrabanda.net?

@macfranc

[talia@mstdn.social]

@_elena @samvie government is not “funded by taxpayers money”, too bad you’re spreading this pernicious myth with an otherwise good argument

Better to say “public money” which would be correct and accurate.

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@oaj i'd be delighted, thank you @macfranc

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@MichelPatrice wow i need to try this!

[icanbob@techhub.social]

@samvie @_elena It gets even better if you believe the MMT folks. In that paradigm European gov spends first then taxes some back. ie. it is the spending which funds not taxes.

[imacrea@mamot.fr]

@_elena And.. Just finished reading it. And what can I say? Thank you for your insights and for sharing them in such an effective and enjoyable tone. Public access to social posts without needing an account is a definitive advantage of the fediverse we need to promote more than ever. And yes, when institutions will start to add the mastodon/pixelfed/... logo along other networks, this will contribute to normalise them and should help attracting more folks here. Hopefully! En avant

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@imacrea awww thank you so much for the kind words, I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed my post. Someone volunteered to translate it into French... I'll share the FR version with you once I have it