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The EU is, glacially slowly, getting round to the position that they need to be in control of their own computing and communications infrastructure.
by PontifexMinimus 3y ago
The EU is, glacially slowly, getting round to the position that they need to be in control of their own computing and communications infrastructure.
- WeylandYutani 3y agoThe EU can't force people to switch to Mastodon. We are a democracy not China.
- PontifexMinimus 3y agoNo, but all EU states could use it and other Fediverse-enabled software, and mandate that all big social networks be interoperable.
- worrycue 3y agoThey can encourage it though. They can mandate that all their government officials use Mastodon as their official communication channel. If you want the latest news from the government or want to communicate with government officials that’s the only channel.
- doetoe 3y agoFrom what I understand this is not about forcing individuals to use one platform it another, but rather about what the official instances themselves use. And I very definitely think the people can and should force the EU to switch away from platforms like Twitter
- lttlrck 3y agoThe EU isn't shy of regulation.