[crop_rotation]

Network effects aside, Governments can not build social media or any website competing with private markets (Even google with unlimited pockets gave up on G+). Government just trying to create a barebones micro-twitter straight from the rails tutorial will easily cost millions of dollars to the taxpayer.

[zulban]

Some in government are capable of that. It's the leadership building the team and designing the political and business requirements that make it impossible.