The server is now live and in use at social.overheid.nl
The official announcement post by the State Secretary of Digitalisation: https://social.overheid.nl/@avhuffelen/110700825255524685
In the post she mentions that the government supports ‘value-driven’ alternatives to social media. In a letter to the house of representatives she describes Mastodon as a Digital Common Good, and that it fits in the larger strategy of the government of using ‘open source, unless’ (meaning theyll always use open source unless there is a clear explicit reason not to).
Really wish all governments would do this.
It depends if you trust in your government.
We need more governments to follow.
The German government also has one: https://social.bund.de/
The EU too.
https://social.network.europa.eu/
and honestly, businesses too. There is opportunity here in the business sector, I think.
Not to mention that they can have a extra layer of legitimacy/professionalism with a corporate subdomain and a branded theme.
