Would you prefer to trust a company in a foreign country that isn't beholden to your country's laws?

What if it were open-source software, e.g. like farcaster.xyz, with some level of cryptographic tamper-proof assurances?

I don't; FISA courts & Snowden's revelations have basically exposed facts that the US government agencies have open back doors to all data in the big tech companies.

Do you use corporate social media?

Slack, Teams... for sure.

But...

Many businesses actively block communication among employees, by e.g. forbidding the creation of teams in Teams. Some others have a policy to have HR or mechanical turks monitor Slack. Some others add your direct manager to every channel you are.

Why would the government want to facilitate communication between citizens?

> Why would the government want to facilitate communication between citizens?

I have thought about this, and the only idea that would probably be useful for public support is discourse in support of education/information.

Phrased differently, social media amplified disinformation. Arguably if done correctly discourse can be done without uselessness.

In other words, I would argue that social media could be useful for example: to provide near real time updates on public concern: Wildfires, for example.

But I would argue that you don't want government supported "influencers" or, you know, tax payer money being used to post cat memes.