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Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction.

We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future.

For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting.

We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet – along with all the flexibility and creativity that brings.

5G, AI, next-gen audio, UHD, personal data… we are investigating all these – and more!
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We do all of this to bring audiences new, immersive and accessible experiences.

We also look at how technology can help the production process. We prototype and test new tools, create datasets, open-source our work, work with partners in the industry and publish our research so that everyone can benefit.

Find out more about all this on our website https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd

We’re now exploring Mastodon, so please follow us - we’ll update you with what we are working on in our labs.

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@BBCRD hi! Be sure to let your broadcasters know that transphobia is against the rules of most of the Fediverse, and if they talk the way they do in broadcast then your server may not be federated as long as you may hope. That also applies to "just asking questions" rhetoric about trans people or racism, 'cos we weren't born yesterday. Cheers and good luck keeping the stars behaving!
@davidgerard @BBCRD I believe this is a reasonable position. I am seeing instances immediately defederating and calling on others to do so and that is a very bad idea.

@corbden @BBCRD i'll say give them their chance

(though I'm not sanguine that we're going to somehow pivot the state transphobia engine using Mastodon as a lever, but still, worth asking nicely)

@davidgerard @BBCRD I elaborated on my reasoning in this thread (and I am a trans person).

https://defcon.social/@corbden/110809942781267121

Mx. Luna Corbden (@[email protected])

#Fedi: Hey let’s get news outlets on the Fedi to run their own instances to free everyone from centralized social networks and reduce misinfo in the world! #BBC: ok cool we did that now what? Fedi: We’re defederating with you because you, like all other major news outlets ever, have been racist and transphobic sometimes! We don’t want you! Leave now! 😒

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@corbden @davidgerard @BBCRD Thank you so much for sharing. I'm open to give everyone a chance !

Some fedizens are pretty aggressive.

@davidgerard @corbden @BBCRD Sure. Like you don't yell at the receptionist if you have a problem with the business. What would be the point?