Mastodon MigrationJul 31, 2023

Breaking #FediverseNews 💥

WOW! The BBC now has an instance!

BBC >>> https://social.bbc/about

"The team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the #BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the Fediverse... This is an experiment - we will run it for 6 months, and then look at how much value it has provided"

New BBC accounts you can follow: @BBCRD, @BBC5Live, @BBCRadio4, @BBC_News_Labs, @BBCTaster, @Connected_Studio

BBC Mastodon

This is an experimental Mastodon instance run by BBC Research and Development.

Mastodon hosted on social.bbc
Show threadMike FraserJul 31, 2023
@mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio Doing it the exact right way by leaving it closed to sign ups! Trying to moderate a public server was a pitfall other news orgs fell into. The future looks bright at the BBC. Now if only we could convince the #CBC 
Show threadMastodon Migration
@mike @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio Completely agree! This highlights one of the important differences and huge advantage of the Fediverse. Organizations such as the BBC can own and share their content without the responsibility for vetting and moderating user content.
Jul 31, 2023 at 4:52pmWeb
Show threadMike FraserJul 31, 2023
@mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio Having a closed instance also intrinsically verifies their accounts.