There it is: Germany's second big public broadcaster is teasing, that it will start posting on #Mastodon in a couple of hours as @ZDF That account has 3200 follower, on #Twitter its 1,4 million.
I'm sure it will grow quickly and get a headstart on the other public broadcaster #ARD, which has labeled its first account a test (@NDR).
Of course it would also be a headstart on the big public broadcasters, that are arguing with #Twitter.
Last week NPR this week CBC. '#CBC/Radio-Canada has paused activities on its corporate and news Twitter accounts, after the #SocialMedia platform put a "#Government-funded media" label on its @CBC account, in its latest move to stamp public broadcasters with designations.' CBC Pauses Twitter Activity After Being Labelled 'Government-funded Media' #Journalism https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-twitter-government-funded-media-1.6812591
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