Verification and the foolishness of Twitter Blue may seem like a big joke, but here’s an example of why INFORMATION INTEGRITY really counts.
(And why you shouldn’t have an immature dilettante with deep pockets mucking around with serious issues.)
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RT @Shayan86
This seems like it could be a problem, particularly during an emergency (@nycgov is the genuine one).
https://twitter.com/Shayan86/status/1649176247119802371
@eddie1perez If only they had some sort of registry of internet names, possibly with government agencies having their own secure, easily recognisable space in it, and some way of connecting social media feeds to this
@acb
implying that governments should set up servers in the fediverse? I would agree with that. the US gov, for instance, has already been through this with email and federal web sites. now there's a viable alternative to Twitter, it seems like a no-brainer
@eddie1perez
@acb
indeed they do. I'd like to see more.
@eddie1perez
@2ck @eddie1perez The German government and the EU have their own instances