As you can see, they don’t merely have a link to their FB account. They actually direct the public to go to #Facebook and #MS #LinkedIn to get /public/ information (that is, info intended for the general public). I am blocked from the publications on that page because I do not have FB or LinkedIn.
WTF.
public money → public agency → private #walledgarden.
@aral@mastodon.ar.al Here’s an interesting example. This is a government agency tasked with defending digital rights in #Belgium:
https://www.mediateurtelecom.be/article-rapport-annuel-2023/
As you can see, they don’t merely have a link to their FB account. They actually direct the public to go to #Facebook and #MS #LinkedIn to get /public/ information (that is, info intended for the general public). I am blocked from the publications on that page because I do not have FB or LinkedIn.
WTF.
public money → public agency → private #walledgarden.