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I'd also say constituents shouldn't have to rely on for-profit (and in this case objectively harmful to society) advertising platforms in order to hear from ele

I'd also say constituents shouldn't have to rely on for-profit (and in this case objectively harmful to society) advertising platforms in order to hear from elected officials or government. Where I am, Twitter seems to have become the default channel for many kinds of communication, and those of us who don't use it are excluded.

clowd 5y ago
Every member of Congress is provided with their own website, a subdomain of either house.gov or senate.gov, for the entirety of their term. If your representative neglects that website and chooses to communicate through a private outlet instead, that's something to complain to your representative about.
- josephcsible 5y ago
  It's not a case of representatives neglecting that website. It's a case of the people not looking at that website, because they're too busy looking at Twitter instead.
  - riffic 5y ago
    the audience will move if necessary. Open protocols should be the default. We have W3C recommendations that make the federated social web possible.
    - josephcsible 5y ago
      > Open protocols should be the default. We have W3C recommendations that make the federated social web possible. I agree. > the audience will move if necessary. If we let that be the plan, then our filter bubble problem will get even worse. Everyone left of a certain point will only be on Twitter, and everyone else will only be on the fediverse. It's a lot less likely that people will follow anyone they disagree with if they'd need another account they couldn't otherwise use.
riffic 5y ago
I'm not sure if people here are old enough to remember but there was a time in the late 90s where everyone was telling you their AOL Keyword (commercials, tv shows, movie trailers, print media, et cetera). Walled-garden social is sort of the same thing in a way.

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I'd also say constituents shouldn't have to rely on for-profit (and in this case objectively harmful to society) advertising platforms in order to hear from ele

by version_five 5y ago

clowd 5y ago
Every member of Congress is provided with their own website, a subdomain of either house.gov or senate.gov, for the entirety of their term. If your representative neglects that website and chooses to communicate through a private outlet instead, that's something to complain to your representative about.
- josephcsible 5y ago
  It's not a case of representatives neglecting that website. It's a case of the people not looking at that website, because they're too busy looking at Twitter instead.
  - riffic 5y ago
    the audience will move if necessary. Open protocols should be the default. We have W3C recommendations that make the federated social web possible.
    - josephcsible 5y ago
      > Open protocols should be the default. We have W3C recommendations that make the federated social web possible. I agree. > the audience will move if necessary. If we let that be the plan, then our filter bubble problem will get even worse. Everyone left of a certain point will only be on Twitter, and everyone else will only be on the fediverse. It's a lot less likely that people will follow anyone they disagree with if they'd need another account they couldn't otherwise use.
riffic 5y ago
I'm not sure if people here are old enough to remember but there was a time in the late 90s where everyone was telling you their AOL Keyword (commercials, tv shows, movie trailers, print media, et cetera). Walled-garden social is sort of the same thing in a way.