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 threadMastodon MigrationJul 31, 2023

@BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio

The BBC's implementation of this groundbreaking instance should serve as a model to other organizations on how to field their own instances:

1) The first thing to notice is that it is not open to the public. If you try to create an account, they politely say that "it's a place for us to publish in the Fediverse," and encourage users to make an account on any other server and follow them.

#BBC #PrivateInstance #BBCRD
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Show threadDerek Brauders
@mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio now that's a very interesting and positive way to go!
Jul 31, 2023 at 7:13pmWeb