Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Elena Rossini 📍 FOSDEM @_elena@mastodon.social

3/16/2026, 10:47:26 AM

Public

📝 New post 🚀

"Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse"

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

mentioning @europeanspodcastThe Europeans @haubleshannah aubry @aralAral Balkan @GargronEugen Rochko @tferrerThiago Ferrer Morini @rstockmRalf Stockmann @samviesamvie ⁂ @EUCommissionEuropean Commission

#SocialMedia #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #SocialSovereignty #policy #BigTech #Fediverse #TheFutureIsFederated #RSS #SocialWeb

Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse

An article making the case that the Fediverse is a fantastic communication platform for public institutions - because of its openness, transparency and reach.

blog.elenarossini.com · Elena Rossini

Link author: Elena Rossini@ele@blog.elenarossini.com

Elena Rossini 📍 FOSDEM @_elena@mastodon.social

3/17/2026, 12:43:36 PM

Public

Yesterday I wrote: "Public institutions are funded by taxpayers' money: their communications serve public interests and should be open to all - without the need of creating social media accounts on proprietary, for-profit closed systems. This is especially salient for European governmental communications: isn’t it absurd that they would require social media accounts owned and run by U.S. based companies?"

Credit goes to @samviesamvie ⁂ for suggesting I add the bit "funded by taxpayers' money" 🙏

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/_elena/statuses/116244572819677311 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)