• adriaan@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    Why not have a state-run instance on an open platform? It’s better than relying on a corporation’s platform. The government is ‘the people’ more than corporations are.

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      2 years ago

      Exactly this. In the same way I expect to be able to email the government, but I wouldn’t expect to send them a message on Facebook Messenger.

      Open platforms over walled gardens.

    • const void*@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Surveillance with neither a warrant nor probable cause.

      A private instance on an open platform, by the state, for the state? Sure. Go for it.