Governments should not rely on Threads for connecting to the Fediverse. It would be far better for them to run on their own servers. Ideally, I’d prefer to follow @potus (which doesn’t exist right now) than @potus.
But last week, Joe Biden was not on the Fediverse. Now he is. This is a huge win and will result in further migration here.
This is neither ideal nor perfect – but it’s better than it was last week.
Dear @potus, I am excited to see you joining the fediverse, but I question your decision to join Threads.
Please consider committing to #OpenGovernment by creating @potus this will allow you to reach all #Threads users as well as the millions on #Mastodon#Misskey#Friendica#Pixelfed#Lemmy and more with just one account and without favoring a commercial endeavour that still has the power to censor you.
The White House on Monday launched accounts on Meta’s Threads service for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, gaining a sizable following on an app that competes with Elon Musk’s X....
I mean, who is going to claim that POTUS@whitehouse.gov or POTUS@mastodon.us.gov would be any other Mastodon user? Presumably any official US government mastodon or lemmy instance wouldn’t allow for public signups.
Biden joins Meta's Threads after White House rebukes Elon Musk for ‘anti-semitic rhetoric’ on X (www.cnbc.com)
The White House on Monday launched accounts on Meta’s Threads service for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, gaining a sizable following on an app that competes with Elon Musk’s X....