Comment on UK government starting to think about leaving X

• palordrolap@fedia.io ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  @rglullis @abeorch

  It may not be a public place per se, but it is a place where a very large cohort of the general public go.

  Perhaps my analogy should have been "This is bit like saying that governments shouldn't make announcements on television and radio stations not under government control."

  The same logic applies there. Of course they should. A large cohort of the general public watch television and listen to the radio (less so these days in the age of the Internet, but people do still watch and listen there.).

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  • abeorch@friendica.ginestes.es ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    @palordrolap @rglullis @brachiosaurus But generally government officials make announcements at press conferences in government buildings with an open method for press to become acredited and attend. Sure politicians do media appearances - buts thats different - they are normally acting as an individual - effectively as a candidate.

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  • rglullis@communick.news ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    TV stations and radio channels are under government control. The government is the one who controls the licenses for spectrum.

    it is a place where a very large cohort of the general public go.

    Unless your are completely inept at technology and you have no regards for open standards, there is zero reason to think “just go wherever the audiences are” is a sensible strategy for public institutions.

    The internet at large is still accessible. RSS is still a thing. Email is still a thing. If people really are so interested in following status updates from the government, they can easily go to the government-owned website. We are not talking about someone running a good truck and is looking to advertise to some customers. We are talking about entities that are so large that they have their own gravity.

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