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 threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSC
@mastodonmigration How long until the BBC gets defederated because of rampant transphobia? @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio
Jul 31, 2023 at 5:01pmWeb
Show threadFrank Bennett 🇯🇵Jul 31, 2023
@LordCaramac @mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio It's read-only, randos can't open accounts there.
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCJul 31, 2023
@fgbjr There is quite a lot of regular transphobic content on the bloody BBC. @mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio
Show threadFrank Bennett 🇯🇵Jul 31, 2023
@LordCaramac @mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio Well there you go then.
Show threadLord Caramac the Clueless, KSCJul 31, 2023
@fgbjr It's already happening, mastodon.art defederated social.bbc for transphobia
Show threadCamJul 31, 2023
@LordCaramac @fgbjr tbh that's not a surprise. Dot art tends to suspend instances a lot more frequently than others, I don't see it being common practice amongst the other larger instances so fairly insignificant.