• KⒶMⒶLⒶ WⒶLZ 2Ⓐ24@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    If only the federal government could implement some sort of server that would allow them to self-host social media for officials and prominent candidates. I wish there were some well-known and tested service that other governments were using and they could just implement in the USA.

    • XeroxCool@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      If they build it, will anyone come? Or does private social media only work because the user base is already scrolling endlessly there?

      • Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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        6 months ago

        This kind of event is precisely what drives things like social media adoption. If Harris and the DNC organized an actual messaging campaign and took advantage of this energy to promote Twitter alternatives, a lot of people would join.

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        6 months ago

        Newsies will go there for the announcements. That’s the wedge that keeps growing.

        Not all growth strategies are just having the bandwagon.