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[–] [email protected] 2 points 59 minutes ago* (last edited 59 minutes ago)

Fastest petition I ever signed lol. Easy decision.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Just signed this now, but haven't received the validation email. For those who have signed it, how long did you have to wait?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

I just did it and it took about 5 minutes to get the email.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

I agree with the petition, but I wish it had mentioned that Twitter hides most, if not all, of an account's tweets behind a login wall. Same for Instagram for that matter. That's a strong reason not to use it for government communication.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago

Pubic services should use public platforms to share their messages, the private sector can then relay it, or not.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

God I love Charlie Angus.

This should have been done two years ago.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

I love that Senator Paula Simons @[email protected] is active on mastodon, totally support an official instance.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

They still haven't?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Governments should never use closed systems for official communication, especially not systems owned by a Nazi

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Thank you! I just signed this. Probably won’t get anywhere but it’s worth it to try.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How can offial government communication use TwitX? Most of us never visit the site.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

Our regional police uses Twitter, and since I don't, I have to use some complex-ass relay through a third-party Mastodon account that I read through an RSS feed (because I don't Mastodon, either!)... it's not cool that official, important messages are put behind the wall of a private platform.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

wouldnt surprise me if president elon and vp trump would consider this an β€œact of war”

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We should make our own twitter and call it Canuck... itter. With hookers and blackjack.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

I think an actual official government instance would be a good idea. Probably Mastodon would make the most sense, since it would mostly be one-way announcements. With federation, easy enough to get that viewable wherever it's needed.