What is the Fediverse?
The Fediverse is a decentralized and federated network of social platforms. Public organizations can run their own servers which can work as verification for official accounts. This puts them in control over content and moderation rather than being at the mercy of billionaires.
More and more public organizations are getting active on the Fediverse. Mostly on Mastodon, a microblogging platform, but also on PeerTube, a video platform. The most common way to use it is to have an official account for the entire organization. Often there are also accounts for departments, services, projects and offices. Sometimes even employees can have accounts.
Fediverse Adoption Statistics
Last updated . This page tracks government organizations in Govdirectory that have adopted the Fediverse.
Platform popularity
The following Fediverse platforms are being used by government organizations:
| Platform | Accounts |
|---|---|
| Threads | 110 |
| Mastodon | 67 |
Coverage by country
The table below shows which countries have government organizations using the Fediverse, along with the number of organizations and Fediverse accounts per country. The numbers link to the country in question filtered down to its organizations on the Fediverse.
| Country | Contains | Organizations | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Current content includes ministries, federated states, districts and municipalities. | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium | Current content includes federal scientific institutes, public institutions of social security, public interest organizations, federal public services, public planning services, agencies abroad, communities, regions, extant provinces, police zones, emergency zones and municipalities. | 8 | 8 |
| Bulgaria | Current content includes ministries, state agencies, executive agencies, administrative structures, oblasts, municipalities, kmetstvos, municipal districts and specialized local administrations. | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | Current content includes ministries, regions and municipalities with expanded powers. | 3 | 3 |
| European Union | Current content includes bodies, common foreign and security policy agencies, decentralized agencies, delegations of the European Union, euratom agencies, European Commission Directorate-Generals, executive agencies, institutions, interinstitutional services and joint undertakings. | 26 | 31 |
| Finland | Current content includes ministries, regions, municipalities and agencies abroad. | 3 | 3 |
| Germany | Current content includes ministries, agencies abroad, federated states and governmental districts. | 32 | 37 |
| India | Current content includes ministries, states and union territories. | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesia | Current content includes ministries, honorary consulates, consulates, consulate generals, embassies, permanent missions, provinces, cities and regencies. | 5 | 5 |
| Ireland | Current content includes departments of state and embassies. | 2 | 2 |
| Japan | Current content includes ministries, prefectures, embassies and permanent missions. | 3 | 3 |
| Latvia | Current content includes ministries, municipalities and agencies abroad. | 4 | 4 |
| Netherlands | Current content includes ministries, courts, inspectorates, water boards, the Kings cabinet, provinces and municipalities. | 24 | 26 |
| New York | Current content includes state agencies and counties. | 7 | 7 |
| North Carolina | Current content includes the general assembly, cabinet, council of state, counties, county election boards, state agencies, supreme and appellate courts. | 4 | 4 |
| Norway | Current content includes municipalities, county municipalities, district courts, land consolidation courts, courts of appeal, ministries, directorates and embassies. | 2 | 2 |
| Philippines | Current content includes departments, regions, provinces, cities and municipalities. | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | Current content includes ministries, districts, autonomous regions, municipalities and the parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland | Current content includes executive agencies, executive non-departmental public bodies, advisory non-departmental public bodies, non-ministerial offices,local authorities, NHS boards, courts, public corporations, tribunals, parole boards, King's printer, commissioners, ombudsmen, Health and social care partnerships and government of Scotland. | 2 | 2 |
| Singapore | Current content includes parliament, government, supreme court, ministries, town councils and community development council districts. | 2 | 2 |
| Sweden | All Swedish government agencies are included. | 16 | 17 |
| Switzerland | Current content includes federal ministries, cantons and municipalities. | 3 | 3 |
| United States | Current content includes departments, Executive Office of the President, legislative branch agencies, offices of small and disadvantaged business utilization, representations, consulates, consulate generals, embassies and interstate compacts for low-level radioactive waste, energy and occupational licensing. | 13 | 13 |