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minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoHonestly, Mastodon is better than Twitter of course but I would still prefer them to post official stuff on a website that isn’t social media at all.
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThey do that as well. The social media post will contain a brief synopsis and will link to a government website for more information.
minus-squareAeonFelis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoWhy? As long as the host it and moderate it, why does it matter that the platform’s code was created as social media?
minus-squareDa Bald Eagul@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoThey do both - Mastodon is easier to follow with notifications, and the official site serves more of an archival purpose.
minus-squareasyncopation@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoI agree, but this would only work if people used RSS in the mainstream. They should but they don’t. So it seems posting to a social account that people can follow for updates is the path of least resistance.
Honestly, Mastodon is better than Twitter of course but I would still prefer them to post official stuff on a website that isn’t social media at all.
They do that as well. The social media post will contain a brief synopsis and will link to a government website for more information.
Why? As long as the host it and moderate it, why does it matter that the platform’s code was created as social media?
They do both - Mastodon is easier to follow with notifications, and the official site serves more of an archival purpose.
I agree, but this would only work if people used RSS in the mainstream. They should but they don’t. So it seems posting to a social account that people can follow for updates is the path of least resistance.