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@Mastodon every government should have their own instance for public employees accounts only
@Mastodon you should post this on the trash platforms to reach them. 😉 Or write them directly.
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Macron is right but at the same time he doesn’t want to do anything about it.
but don't join mastodon-social or mstdn-social if you want to express anti-genocide views
they have a history of crushing anti-genocide voices, deleting posts, silencing accounts, using false reasons to censor criticism of Israel, even cancelling them without notice or explanation - and ignoring GDPR requests
@rzeta0 Hi Tariq, we appreciate you reaching out about this and understand your frustration. We are deeply saddened by the loss of human life in Gaza and condemn the ongoing genocide perpetrated by Israel. We also strongly support Aral's work on Gaza-Verified.org.
@rzeta0 Criticizing Israel has always been allowed. We also have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to racism, including antisemitism, not only due to our values but our local jurisdiction (Germany). Thanks again for reaching out about this. We’re always looking to improve moderation on mastodon.social, and your input helps us do that.
now you're just lying to save face
@Mastodon how quickly would their instance be muted on mastodon.social after they come out in defense of the Palestinian people against the genocide perpetrated by Netanyahu's government?
One thing that politicians should really consider is creating their own instance to give them complete control of their messaging and build their public image.
Think about the benefit that Trump has gained from Truth Social.
By posting things on their own social media site they can draw interest from the media to their posts in a way that is superior to just riding other platforms.
@Mastodon even better: They should host their own. Our governments should be proficient in managing public IT infrastructure. The knowledge should be internal, not external.
You’re making sense, but there’s s better brighter goal further along the road from here, brother.
@gimulnautti you're absolutely right (and that would be the best outcome) and we also offer support services for those that want to operate their own. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/service-offerings-from-mastodon/
@Mastodon Well they could have a presence in the fediverse as well as wherever else they have accounts already.
I've told my local council to have their emergency announcements on more than Meta and Twitter, but it falls on deaf ears.
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