RE: https://social.overheid.nl/@stasdigi/116137945588485139
The Dutch Minister for Digital Economy and Sovereignty joined Mastodon just now 馃コ Proud of our gov officials for using ethical social media #TheNetherlands
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@Gina Not a minister, state secretary.
@fubaroque "In internationale contacten: Minister for.." Nu vraag ik me af wat het hier had moeten zijn.
@Gina how do you know it is ethical?
@humanhorseshoes what, Mastodon? Versus X? Oh I don't know, maybe being a decentralized open platform not owned by a racist billionaire has something to do with it :)
@Gina yes but that鈥檚 not verifiable about Mastodon or any of the fediverse and I鈥檓 not defending that fascist either
@humanhorseshoes wut. How is "that" not verifiable? What are you referring to?
@Gina We don't know who runs Mastodon instances and we go on trust and perceived reputation. We don't really know what happens to our data and thats a risk most of us are willing to take.
@humanhorseshoes that's true, you have to trust the admins of the server you join, or self host.
@Gina Even better, in international context she is the Minister for the Digital Economy and Digital Sovereignty per https://www.government.nl/government/members-of-cabinet/willemijn-aerdts
@wouterkobes oh oops, I went with the direct translation, will fix it. That's even better!